Keesler Federal Credit Union
Keesler Federal Credit Union is a credit union headquartered in Biloxi, Mississippi, chartered and regulated under the authority of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) of the U.S. federal government. Keesler is the largest credit union in Mississippi[1] and has branches for Air Force personnel stationed in the United Kingdom from the Keesler Federal Credit Union Website[2] As of June 2020, Keesler Federal had over $3 billion in assets, approximately 250,000 members, and 40 branches.
Credit union | |
Industry | Financial Services |
Founded | 1947 |
Headquarters | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States |
Area served | Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama |
Key people | Andrew Swoger, President / CEO |
Products | Savings; checking; consumer loans; mortgages; credit cards |
Total assets | $3B USD (May 2016) |
Number of employees | 416 |
Website | kfcu.org |
Keesler Federal was founded in 1947 to serve military personnel at the Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. The credit union suffered tremendous damage during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.[3] Keesler has won the Credit Union National Association's Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Award on multiple occasions.[4]
References
- Rubenstein, Jim. Keesler Details Katrina Lessons. Credit Union Times. 22 March 2006.
- Keesler Federal Credit Union Overseas.
- Jeter, Lynne. Banking, credit union leaders optimistic about reopening. Mississippi Business Journal. 10 October 2005.
- Keesler Federal Credit Union My Credit Unions 14 November 2015. Archived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine