Los Angeles Federal Credit Union

Los Angeles Federal Credit Union (LAFCU) has been empowering Los Angeles area residents to achieve financial freedom through money-saving products for more than eight decades.

The full-service financial institution was founded in 1936, when 13 Los Angeles City employees pooled together $65 to form a credit union.

Today LAFCU has $996 million in assets, serves 70,000 members, and anyone in the Greater LA area can open an account with LAFCU. There are seven locations, with the Glendale branch at 300 S. Glendale Ave., on the southeast corner of Colorado Boulevard.

LAFCU offers a variety of checking and savings options, debit card, Visa credit cards, and low-rate loans for cars, trucks, motorcycles, RVs, homes, business, energy, and more.

Account access is easy with free mobile/online banking applications, mobile wallet apps, 24/7 phone center, and thousands of local and nationwide CO-OP ATMs and shared branches.

LAFCU offers investment help, car-buying assistance, and annual scholarships for college students.

For details, visit www.LAFCU.org or call 877 MY LAFCU (695-2328).