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We have been serving our member/owners since 1958 . Everyone who lives, works, worships or attends school in Stark County, Ohio, can join.
Serving everyone in Stark County
At Friends and Family Credit Union, you are not just a customer, you are a member/owner.
Friends and Family Credit Union provides loans, savings, checking and other financial services to anyone who lives, works, worships, or attends school in Stark County, Ohio. We also provide financial services to businesses and organizations in Stark County.
We are a full-service cooperative financial institution with over $100 million in assets and serve more than 10,000 members. Our friendly staff is fully committed to serving our members.
At Friends and Family, our members are the owners of the credit union. All earnings are returned to our members in the form of higher interest on savings, lower interest rates on loans, lower service fees, and new services.
Members also elect a volunteer Board of Directors that sets the policies for the credit union.
Join Friends and Family
To become a member, you must live, work, worship or attend school in Stark County, Ohio. Family of current credit union members are also eligible to join. A deposit of $5.00 in a savings account is the only other requirement.
Once you are a member, you have access to all of the many services Friends and Family offers.
To join, visit any Friends and Family branch. You can print a Membership Application and bring it with you. Please bring a driver’s license or other authorized I.D.
Advantages of membership
- There are no fees to join, you just make a deposit of $5.00 or more in your new account
- Your money is safe – deposit accounts are insured up to $250,000 by American Share Insurance
- Democratic control – each member may vote for directors
- High dividends on savings
- Low interest rates on loans
- Fast, courteous, personal service at our three local branches
- Convenient 24/7 online banking and mobile banking with your browser, phone or our free mobile app
- Once you’re a member, your immediate family can also join
Our History
Friends and Family Credit Union was founded as The The Massillon School Employees Credit Union in 1958 to serve the financial needs of employees of the Massillon school system. In 2001, the credit union became a Community Charter to serve everyone in Stark County, Ohio, as Massillon Area Credit Union. In 2011, the credit union changed its name to Friends and Family Credit Union.
Your savings are insured up to $250,000 per account
Your shares (commonly known as savings) are protected for up to $250,000 per account through American Share Insurance, the nation’s largest private deposit insurer. Click here for more information regarding American Share Insurance.
By members’ choice, this institution is not federally insured, and if the institution fails, the Federal Government does not guarantee that depositors will get back their money.
MEMBERS’ ACCOUNTS ARE NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENT OR GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED AGENCY.
