In 1957, Service Credit Union (SCU) was founded (as Portsmouth Air Force Base Credit Union) to serve the employees (both military and civilian) of Pease Air Force Base in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Today, SCU provides financial services to well over 200,000 members at more than 50 locations throughout New Hampshire, North Dakota, Massachusetts, and Germany.
In addition to loans and insurance, SCU offers a range of personal depository banking products, including checking, savings, money market, and Certificate of Deposit (CD) accounts, as well as IRA CDs. The money market accounts include varying rate tiers, depending upon the account balance. CD terms range from 3 months to 5 years. Additionally, SCU offers business checking, business savings, business money market, and business CD accounts.
Field of Membership Restrictions
Service Credit Union is open to active duty military and veterans, current/retired DoD employees, members of the American Consumer Council, and members of any one of the over 300 select employer groups. Family members are also eligible to join.
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Related Posts
1/31 - Service Credit Union 18- And 24-Month CDs Still Competitive
8/17 - Service Credit Union Ups 15-Month CD Special
3/2 - Service Credit Union Boosts 5-Year Share Certificate
3/2 - It's Another 5-Year CD Earning 3.00% APY!
9/5/17 - Service Credit Union Adds 30-Month CD Special
7/5/17 - Service CU Unveils 11-Month Certificate Special
5/2/17 - Service CU Rate Reduction On 5-Yr CD (2.60% APY no longer listed)
5/1/17 - 5-Yr, 2.60% APY CD May Still Be Available
3/31/17 - Service CU Celebrates 60 Years With 60-Month CD Special
12/6/16 - Service Credit Union Adds Two Short-Term Certificate Specials
12/6/16 - 20Month CD Special, 1.50% APY $1,000 Minimum
11/11/16 - 10% 3-Month CD Special BUT $1,000 Max At Service CU
2/16/16 - 11 Month CD 1.50% New Money
1/16/16 - Service Credit Union Has Three New, Very Competitive CDs
11/23/15 - Black Friday 3 Month CD Special 10% APY
11/11/14 - Great Deals for Military Members at Service Credit Union
11/4/14 - Service Credit Union's Black Friday Top Rate 15-month CD - Limited Time
11/2/14 - Service CU Black Friday Promo 2% 15Mo No Max
6/1/13 - Serivce Credit Union Offering 3 Month Member Internet Special Cd
11/5/12 - 10% 3-Month CD - $1K Max - Black Friday Special At Service Credit Union
5/18/12 - Checking and CD Deals at Service Credit Union - Limited Membership
11/22/11 - Service Credit Union's Black Friday Specials
11/26/10 - Cyber Monday $100 Checking Account Bonus At Service Credit Union
11/14/10 - 10% 3-Month CD ($1K Max) Black Friday Special At Service Credit Union In NH & MA
8/3/10 - CD Specials and Top CD Rates at Service Credit Union - Limited Membership
7/6/10 - CD Specials and World Wide ATM Rebates at Service Credit Union - Limited Membership
4/2/10 - Competitive CD Specials at Service Credit Union - Limited Membership
3/12/10 - 2.02% 11-Month CD Special at Service Credit Union - Limited Membership
2/22/10 - I See Service CU Is Offering A 9
2/14/10 - 2.15% 13-Month CD One-Day Special at Service Credit Union - Limited Membership
1/25/10 - 2.25% 19-Month CD & 2% 9-Month CD Continue at Service Credit Union - Limited Membership
1/4/10 - 2.25% 19-Month CD & 2% 9-Month CD Continues at Service Credit Union - Limited Membership
11/16/09 - 2.25% 19-Month CD & 2% 9-Month CD at Service Credit Union - Limited Membership
10/19/09 - 2.00% 9-Month CD at Service Credit Union - Limited Membership
Pretty Satisfied!
I didn't see many reviews from 2020, so I wanted to add my perspective. I discovered SCU when they opened their membership eligibility to anyone who joined the American Consumer Council. I decided to join after a lot of research of other CUs and found SCU met a lot of my financial and technology requirements.
Opening the account was very easy. I did a bit of research and selected 4 products to open: Savings (currently yielding 5% on $500, Holiday Club (currently yielding 3% on $3,000, Money Market (for the rest of my savings), and Checking (free ATM reimbursements with direct deposit).
I spent a long time researching credit unions in my area and those open nationwide. What I found was that SCU has one of the highest paying interest accounts without having to go through a lot of hoops (no need to use debit cards to get the higher rate) and they reimburse a certain amount of ATM fees with direct deposit. Additionally, SCU natively integrates with Zelle, which was important to me as I use this service a lot to pay back friends and family.
SCU participates in Shared Branching so I can go to a participating branch basically anywhere in the US.
Finally, the mobile app and online banking are both easy to use, intuitive, and I get notified via text and push notification anytime there is a deposit or withdrawal. You can't do everything on the mobile app (such as external transfers), but it's good enough for 99% of my needs.
A nice added bonus is that SCU will release your direct deposit 2 days early before your pay date.
Overall, I'm very satisfied with SCU. In summary:
(+) Deposit rates higher on average than other credit unions
(+) ATM reimbursements
(+) Shared Branch
(+) Zelle integration
(+) Mobile app/online banking
(+) External transfers
(-) 25 transaction limit per day on both credit and debit cards (discovered while trying to shop Christmas gifts, but no big deal as I can better plan next year)
10% Is Only For Deployed Military In Combat Zone
I have no other info or opinion about the bank, just want to say that for DOD who are not deployed, their savings rate is 5% on 1st $500 and .5 above that.
Customer Service Was Awful!
After many years of being at Service credit union, I'm finally leaving to a different bank! After speaking to a customer service representative on the phone, I made my decision! This lady was the rudest customer service person I've dealt with in a long time, I never write reviews, and complain, and this lady made me want to write a review, and complain anywhere I can! Very rude, to me even after being a costumer for years, just hung up and was plain rude!
I've been with them for almost 10 years.
I have been with SCU for over 10 years, and in all of this time I have consistently been a member for their online banking program as well. I find that the website is easy to navigate, and their mobile platform is also easily accessible. I love that they give a breakdown graph of everything I spend my money on, so I can further budget for the months to come. I also like that I can shop for products to redeem from my rewards points right on their website. The interface of the mobile site is very user-friendly, and not cluttered by unwanted and/or irrelevant information. The only thing that I would change, is I am not a fan of how those pop-up ads come up right when you go to check your account. Even if you click not to receive them again before you go to your overview, they still end up appearing, or another one will. That is the only thing that I do not like.
Data as of Q1 2021
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| Overall | |
|---|---|
| NCUA # | 24921 |
| Year Chartered | 1957 |
| Employees | 771 |
| Primary Regulator | |
| Profit Margin | |
|---|---|
| Return on Assets - YTD | 0.73% |
| Return on Equity - YTD | 7.05% |
| Annual Interest Income | $35.5MM |
| Assets and Liabilities | ||
|---|---|---|
| Assets | Q1 2021 | $4.92B |
| Loans | Q1 2021 | $3.50B |
| Deposits | Q1 2021 | $4.18B |
| Equity Capital | Q1 2021 | $491.0MM |
| Loan Loss Allowance | Q1 2021 | $14.2MM |
| Unbacked Noncurrent Loans | Q1 2021 | $4.1MM |
| Real Estate Owned | Q1 2021 | $0 |
