Barksdale Federal Credit Union is headquartered in Bossier City and is the largest credit union in the state of Louisiana. It is also the 224th largest credit union in the nation. It was established in 1954 and as of March of 2020, it had grown to 372 employees and 135,870 members at 25 locations. Barksdale Federal Credit Union's savings rates are 3X the national average, and it has an A health rating.
Field of Membership Restrictions
Membership in Barksdale Federal Credit Union is open to those who live, work, worship, attend school, or own a business in the Louisiana parishes of Allen, Bossier, Caddo, Grant, Rapides, or Webster. Membership is also open to active military at Barksdale Air Force Base or Fort Polk Army Post, retired military living within a 100-mile radius of a center, an employee (full or part-time) at one of more than 1,000 Select Employee Groups or a member of the immediate family of someone who is a current member or eligible for membership.
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Not The Easiest Place To Do Business
I was able to set up an account in one day. However, some of the policies make it hard to do business with Barksdale FCU. Even though they are part of the Shared Coop Branching Network, if you make a deposit at a shared branch, it has to sit for 5-10 business days before you can open a CD, while you can lose your rate if the CD rate changes.(Contrast this with Keesler FCU, which also has a hold policy but at least opens the CD and then puts a hold on that.) The only way to avoid this problem is to make a (costly) wire transfer. However, my institution sent the wire transfer out at 8:30 a.m At 4 pm the same day, the customer service rep I dealt with could not find it to open the CD, even though I had the wire number.
WORST SERVICE POSSIBLE
If you like terrible service, phone calls and emails trying to get replies that go unanswered, hours of wasted time, then this bank is for YOU!!!!
Worst Credit Union Anywhere
Beware using this credit union for any loans even if you are miltary and using an allottment they will still mess it up and put a black mark on your credit even when you prove it was their fault!!!! Any business that can mess up an automatic payment is pretty bad!!! Just beware before using Barksdale Bank and Credit Union!!!! Only chose the 1 star because I had to.
Data as of Q1 2020
Learn why bank health mattersHealth Grade Components
| Overall | |
|---|---|
| NCUA # | 9589 |
| Year Chartered | 1954 |
| Employees | 372 |
| Primary Regulator | |
| Profit Margin | |
|---|---|
| Return on Assets - YTD | -0.52% |
| Return on Equity - YTD | -4.77% |
| Annual Interest Income | $13.5MM |
| Assets and Liabilities | ||
|---|---|---|
| Assets | Q1 2020vs Q1 2019 | $1.52B$1.40B |
| Loans | Q1 2020vs Q1 2019 | $880.3MM$840.4MM |
| Deposits | Q1 2020vs Q1 2019 | $1.34B$1.24B |
| Equity Capital | Q1 2020vs Q1 2019 | $161.5MM$149.9MM |
| Loan Loss Allowance | Q1 2020vs Q1 2019 | $7.6MM$7.5MM |
| Unbacked Noncurrent Loans | Q1 2020vs Q1 2019 | $10.7MM$6.7MM |
| Real Estate Owned | Q1 2020vs Q1 2019 | $141.00K$120.00K |
