Government Employees Credit Union (El Paso)

GECU of El Paso
Credit union
Industry Financial services
Founded 1932
Headquarters El Paso, Texas, United States
Key people
Crystal Long, President & CEO; Gregory J. Watters, Chairman of the Board
Products Savings; checking; consumer loans; mortgages; credit cards, online banking
Total assets $2 Billion USD (2014)
Number of employees
780
Website mygecu.org

Formerly known as Government Employees Credit Union, GECU is a state chartered credit union headquartered in El Paso, Texas and regulated under the authority of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). As of 2012, GECU had $1.96 billion in assets with approximately 311,000 plus members and 700 employees.[1] Membership in the credit union is open to anyone who works or lives in El Paso, Hudspeth and Dona Ana counties.

History

In 1932, 11 El Paso civil servants pooled $5 each to form a credit union. Today GECU is the largest and one of the strongest locally-owned financial institutions in the city we call home with more than 310,000 members, 18 branches, and over $2 billion in assets.

2012 GECU Annual Report[2]


References

  1. GECU 2008 Annual Report. GECU Official Website.
  2. https://www.mygecu.org/~/media/Files/PDFs/Annual%20Reports/GECU_AnnualReport_ForWeb.pdf

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