First Entertainment Credit Union

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APY	ACCOUNT TYPE	ACCOUNT NAME
1.70%	5-year CD	5 Year Term Account 2.25% - Ally Bank High Yield 5 Year CD
0.70%	1-year CD	1 year Term Account 1.50% - Ally Bank No Penalty 11-Month CD
0.10%	Savings	Secondary Savings 1.15% - CIT Bank Spring Savings

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Overview / Commentary

www.firstent.org

888-800-3328

6735 Forest Lawn Dr
Hollywood, CA 90068

First Entertainment Credit Union is headquartered in Hollywood and is the 30^th largest credit union in the state of California. It is also the 184^th largest credit union in the nation. It was established in 1967 and as of March of 2017, it had grown to 185 employees and 75,358 members at 10 locations. First Entertainment Credit Union 's money market rates are 14% higher than the national average, and it has an A health rating.

Field of Membership Restrictions

Membership in First Entertainment Credit Union is open to those who live, work, worship or attend school in Los Angeles County, California and to employees and retirees of companies served by First Entertainment.
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First Entertainment Federal Credit Union -- Good Service

Posted by: me1004 | Jun 18, 2010

My experience with First Entertainment FCU in Hollywood was good. They were clear and informative about the products, fees, anything else they offer. I went into the branch to open my membership and to open a CD. All went smoothly.

I note, they are part of the shared branch system under which various credit unions agree to let other credit union's members make transactions. I consider this a major benefit as it provides a lot more options all over the country to go to a branch to take care of some of your transactions.

The only issue I have found with the shared branch system is some limits on withdrawals -- seems they normally won't let you withdrawal more than about $500 of cash -- and fees if you want your withdrawal in check form, which would be necessary for larger withdrawals. But I have found no limits or fees on deposits.

First Entertainment had good service in person and on the Internet. Their rates are not always very high, though, but every once in a while they have a good promotion to grab.

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Average Service

Posted by: calisaver | Apr 22, 2013

Their branch service is inconsistent and depends on which branch you use. The Main Office and Studio City employees are rude and indifferent. The Burbank and Encino staff are better trained and appear to be more interested in helping members. Their phone service is inconsistent as well and depends on when you call. After hours service is handled by an outside company and they are limited in what they can do. I have a savings and loan with them. The rates are average. I use their Encino Branch to make deposits and withdrawals to another credit union I belong too as they participate in a share branching program. I have had no problems with the shared branching. Every time I compare their services I find a better deal somewhere else. I have kept the account because I have had it for years and joined when they were Columbia-Warner FCU. They used to be a friendly place but not so these days.

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First Entertainment

Posted by: barbyann | Jun 3, 2012

We went to the Wilshire branch today to have money wired to our bank in France and a signature guarantee on a document. I was told I need to come back for the guarantee - no one there to help - and after about 10 minutes of looking over the information for the wire transfer, the teller informed us that she couldn't do anything without a swift code so we need to come back for that too - so much for the special trip to the bank. When I got home I googled swift code BNP and immediately found that it is also known as a BIC code. The BIC code is what we showed the teller on our wire instruction sheet from BNP but she was convinced that it needed to be a "swift" code, so we left.

The tellers at First Entertainment seem to be lacking the most basic knowledge of how their bank (or any bank) functions. From the day we first set up our account 4 years ago, I have had concerns and it just keeps getting worse. I have gotten wrong or conflicting information every time I have tried to do anything other than a simple deposit or withdrawal

I am looking for another bank, any recommendations would be appreciated.

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Health

A

Data as of Q1 2017

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Overall
NCUA #	68373
Year Chartered	1967
Employees	185
Primary Regulator

Profit Margin
Return on Assets - YTD	-0.57%
Return on Equity - YTD	-6.93%
Annual Interest Income	$10.3MM

Assets and Liabilities
Assets	Q1 2017vs Q1 2016	$1.41B$1.30B
Loans	Q1 2017vs Q1 2016	$789.1MM$708.6MM
Deposits	Q1 2017vs Q1 2016	$1.28B$1.16B
Equity Capital	Q1 2017vs Q1 2016	$114.7MM$122.5MM
Loan Loss Allowance	Q1 2017vs Q1 2016	$17.6MM$6.2MM
Unbacked Noncurrent Loans	Q1 2017vs Q1 2016	$7.8MM$4.8MM
Real Estate Owned	Q1 2017vs Q1 2016	$0$0

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First Entertainment Credit Union Savings Account Rates

APY	MIN	MAX	ACCOUNT NAME
5.00%	-	-	First500 Savings
0.30%	-	-	Health Savings Account HSA
0.20%	-	-	Holiday Savings
0.20%	-	-	IRA Daily
0.20%	-	-	CESA Daily
0.10%	-	-	Secondary Savings
0.10%	-	-	Coogan (Youth) Account
0.10%	-	-	Business Savings
0.10%	-	-	First500 Savings Base Rate

First Entertainment Credit Union Money Market Rates

APY	MIN	MAX	ACCOUNT NAME
0.50%^*	$100k^*	-	Money Market Savings
OTHER TIERS: 0.20% → $2,500 - $25k \| 0.30% → $25k - $50k \| 0.40% → $50k - $100k
0.30%^*	$100k^*	-	Business Money Market Savings
OTHER TIERS: 0.10% → $2,500 - $10k \| 0.15% → $10k - $25k \| 0.20% → $25k - $50k \| 0.25% → $50k - $100k

First Entertainment Credit Union Checking Account Rates

APY	MIN	MAX	ACCOUNT NAME	VIEW DETAILS
0.10%	-	-	Advantage Checking

First Entertainment Credit Union CD Rates

APY	MIN	MAX	ACCOUNT NAME
1.70%	$1k	-	5 Year Term Account
1.50%	$1k	-	4 Year Term Account
1.45%	$1k	-	3 Year Term Account
1.20%	$1k	-	2 Year Term Account
0.70%	$1k	-	1 year Term Account
0.50%	$1k	-	6 Month Term Account

First Entertainment Credit Union IRA Rates

APY	MIN	MAX	ACCOUNT NAME
1.70%	$1k	-	5 Year IRA Term Account
1.50%	$1k	-	4 Year IRA Term Account
1.45%	$1k	-	3 Year IRA Term Account
1.20%	$1k	-	2 Year IRA Term Account
0.70%	$1k	-	1 Year IRA Term Account
0.50%	$1k	-	6 Month IRA Term Account

Locations

First Entertainment Credit Union Locations
Branch Office	5555 Melrose Ave	Los Angeles, CA 90038-3989
Branch Office	6735 Forest Lawn Dr	Hollywood, CA 90068
Branch Office	10000 Washington Blvd	Culver City, CA 90232-2728
Branch Office	4000 Warner Blvd	Burbank, CA 91522-0001
Branch Office	4067 Laurel Canyon Blvd	Studio City, CA 91604-2016
Branch Office	5750 Wilshire Blvd Ste 140	Los Angeles, CA 90036
Branch Office	2520 W Olive Ave	Burbank, CA 91505-4527
Branch Office	25828 McBean Pkwy	Santa Clarita, CA 91355
Branch Office	2425 Colorado Ave	Santa Monica, CA 90404
Branch Office	17656 Ventura Blvd	Encino, CA 91316