Georgia United Credit Union is headquartered in Duluth and is the 6th largest credit union in the state of Georgia. It is also the 219th largest credit union in the nation. It was established in 1958 and as of September of 2020, it had grown to 349 employees and 170,220 members at 18 locations. Georgia United Credit Union's money market rates are 14% higher than the national average, and it has a B health rating.
Field of Membership Restrictions
Membership in Georgia United Credit Union is open to the following: (1) those who live in Clarke, DeKalb, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Henry, Laurens, Rockdale, or Whitfield Counties or in the cities of Cumming or Norcross in Georgia; (2) faculty, staff, and students of the University of Georgia; (3) faculty and staff of Georgia Tech; (4) members and employees of the Catholic community in the Archdiocese of Atlanta; (5) employees and retirees of the state of Georgia and over 250 area Select Employer Groups; (6) employees of Clarke County Schools, Greater Atlanta Christian School, Atlanta Metropolitan College and over 200 public, private or parochial schools in the state of Georgia; (6) immediate family of anyone eligible.
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Care-Free Online Banking
I have banked with GUCU for many years. I first got involved when I needed a personal loan around 7 years ago. They were easy to deal with and made loan payments easy. I kept my account with them since. My favorite part of their online banking is how I can open separate accounts attached to my main savings account to save for specific goals like a Christmas club. With a couple of clicks, I can move money from one account to another and back if I need to. I have a low interest rate credit card with them as well. With this being attached to my savings, there are no extra fees to move cash into my savings if I need to from my credit card. As long as I use one of their ATMs, I can withdraw cash directly from my credit line as well. Overall, I plan to stay with them long term.
This has been my bank since I was 16
I first opened a joint account with my father when I was 16 years old, and have had an account with Georgia Federal since then. They have been reliable and quick with all my services. They were also able to resolve my issue when someone stole my information and made withdraws from my account. I am satisfied with their friendly customer service, and quick responses with account security, and I give my overall rating of 4.8 out of 5.
Looking out for their Customers
My husband gets paid bi-weekly so it can be some seems to be at times along time between paychecks. There is never supposed to be a hold on his payroll check. On two different occasions for what ever reason they put a hold on it without informing him which resulted in a friend having to pay our groceries in the check out and the other incident incurred a $40 fee. On both occasions our credit union took off any fees that were added.
Great Service At Georgia United Credit Union
I was very dissatisfied with our bank that I had been with for over 20 years so I started looking into other places to do basic banking. I didn't know you could be part of a credit union with out belonging to a large company or work for he state. Georgia United really surprised me and my husband. They were cheaper on the banking fees and we could do business with ANY credit union any where not just our own.On several occasions we had a few issues that we were unclear about that cost us fees and they reversed the fees with no problem. Being on an extremely tight budget it was good they made sure that my husbands paycheck was available as soon as it was deposited.
Data as of Q3 2020
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| Overall | |
|---|---|
| NCUA # | 68607 |
| Year Chartered | 1958 |
| Employees | 349 |
| Primary Regulator | |
| Profit Margin | |
|---|---|
| Return on Assets - YTD | 0.42% |
| Return on Equity - YTD | 4.51% |
| Annual Interest Income | $35.5MM |
| Assets and Liabilities | ||
|---|---|---|
| Assets | Q3 2020vs Q3 2019 | $1.70B$1.40B |
| Loans | Q3 2020vs Q3 2019 | $957.5MM$1.01B |
| Deposits | Q3 2020vs Q3 2019 | $1.44B$1.21B |
| Equity Capital | Q3 2020vs Q3 2019 | $156.1MM$145.8MM |
| Loan Loss Allowance | Q3 2020vs Q3 2019 | $0$0 |
| Unbacked Noncurrent Loans | Q3 2020vs Q3 2019 | $18.4MM$7.0MM |
| Real Estate Owned | Q3 2020vs Q3 2019 | $260.00K$100.00K |
