California Credit Union exists to serve teachers and other education professionals by providing personal and business banking solutions to meet various needs. It has grown to be one of the largest credit unions in Southern California, serving tens of thousands of members through multiple branches located in the vicinity of Los Angeles.
California Credit Union makes a variety of personal and business banking products and services available to its members. On its personal banking side it offers checking, savings, money market, CD, and IRA CD accounts. It offers a checking account that comes with ATM reimbursements and a check card. CCU also offers savings and money market accounts to give members the opportunity to earn higher interest rates based on the level of their account balance. CCU’s share certificates are offered with term lengths from 3 to 60 months.
California Credit Union online banking is free and offers members access to mobile banking and bill pay. It also offers unique financial management tools that allow its members to manage budgets and set bill reminders.
California Credit Union began in 1933 when a group of teachers and administrators established a charter for the Los Angeles Teachers Credit Union. It is headquartered in Glendale, California, just outside of Los Angeles. It became federally insured in 1971.
Field of Membership Restrictions
California Credit Union is open to 1) those who live or work in Orange, Riverside or San Diego Counties in California; 2) employees of the Los Angeles Unified School District or Los Angeles County Office of Education, retired educators, charter school employees, college or university employees, private school employees who live in California, and P.T.A. or Alumni Association members who live in California; or 3) family of credit union members .
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2/8 - 4.70% 18-Month CD at California Credit Union - Easy Membership.
2/23/07 - 5.50% 11-Month CD at a California Credit Union and $75 Checking Bonus (California)
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8/19/06 - 8.00% 8-Month ($5K max) / 5.92% 17-Month CD at a California CU
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2/10/06 - $75 Checking Account Bonus at a California CU
Limited features, but great customer service
As the national banks have low interest rates and I want to maintain my assets' liquidity, I elected to use local credit unions to deposit by savings. I went to a local branch of California Credit Union to open both a checking and a savings account. I was happy to find that their interest rates were very competitive, comparable to some of the certificates of deposit offered by national banks. The applications process was painless as the employees were patient and very professional, something that is hard to find at a national bank. One thing that I was disappointed with is the inconvenient ATM locations and the lack of a mobile app. It would be nice to be able to manage my finances from my smartphone, but it is not a deal breaker as I do not actively manage the funds in these accounts anyway. Overall, if you are looking for somewhere to deposit your money, you should definitely consider California Credit Union.
Beware Credit Score Hit.
A CSR called me today to say that this credit union does a hard pull on every applicant for membership. Even if not applying for credit. Think carefully if you intend to borrow (elsewhere) in the next 2 years or so.
Stolen Money
Within 2 weeks of opening an account, before I even received my card, my account was drained. I contacted the bank immediately and drove in and filled out a fraud dispute.
My banker the following Monday advised me that they activated my stolen card with my birthdate and from my cell phone number.
I provided them with my cell phone call logs directly from my provider showing it was not me.
I also had to file a police report, an identity theft case now that my personal information was compromised, and a complaint with the FCC regarding the phone spoofing.
THEY DENIED MY FRAUD based on the activation being from my number, even though I have hard proof that states otherwise.
I am now contacting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Reserve Board, the FDIC, the US Securities and Exchange commission and the National Credit Union Administration.
I have worked very hard and saved up as much as I could to start my own business, and within 2 weeks everything was gone and my personal information was compromised.
I WILL BE CONTACTING EVERYONE AND EVERY AGENCY I CAN TO RELEASE THIS INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE MEDIA IF NEEDED.
I cannot believe that this is able to happen; my livelihood was stolen and the bank that is protected will not protect me and instead, denied my fraud claim regardless of the proof I have showing it wasn’t me.
Data as of Q1 2021
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| Overall | |
|---|---|
| NCUA # | 60784 |
| Year Chartered | 1933 |
| Employees | 496 |
| Primary Regulator | |
| Profit Margin | |
|---|---|
| Return on Assets - YTD | 0.77% |
| Return on Equity - YTD | 7.45% |
| Annual Interest Income | $22.6MM |
| Assets and Liabilities | ||
|---|---|---|
| Assets | Q1 2021vs Q1 2020 | $4.02B$3.29B |
| Loans | Q1 2021vs Q1 2020 | $2.00B$2.36B |
| Deposits | Q1 2021vs Q1 2020 | $3.48B$2.79B |
| Equity Capital | Q1 2021vs Q1 2020 | $406.4MM$356.1MM |
| Loan Loss Allowance | Q1 2021vs Q1 2020 | $7.3MM$6.5MM |
| Unbacked Noncurrent Loans | Q1 2021vs Q1 2020 | $13.5MM$9.7MM |
| Real Estate Owned | Q1 2021vs Q1 2020 | $0$0 |
