Credit Unions You Can Join in Connecticut

Community credit unions in Connecticut that take members by where you live, work, worship or go to school. Each one is listed largest first, with its own wording and the site we read it on.

Credit unions anyone can join, wherever you live →

How to qualify in Connecticut

A community credit union serves the area named in its charter. If you live, work, worship or study there, you can usually join; many also accept people who run a business or volunteer in the area.

Relatives and household members of a member can often join too. Check the wording below against where you live, then open a share account to become a member.

Three routes into membership: Where you live, Your job or group, Your family. Each ends with opening a share (savings) account, which makes you a member-owner.Where you livelive, work, worship or study in the named areaYour job or groupemployer, union, church or association namedYour familya relative or household member already belongsOpen a shareaccountyou are now a member-owner
Every route ends the same way: a small deposit into a share account makes you a member. Check the credit union's own wording for the exact rules.

Community credit unions in Connecticut

Members, largest first: Charter Oak Credit Union 88,473; Connex Credit Union 72,266; 360 Credit Union 18,877; Finex Credit Union 16,315; Franklin Trust Credit Union 8,911; Albright Credit Union 5,632; Cornerstone Credit Union 4,467; Members Credit Union 4,032Charter Oak Credit Union88kConnex Credit Union72k360 Credit Union19kFinex Credit Union16kFranklin Trust Credit Union8,911Albright Credit Union5,632Cornerstone Credit Union4,467Members Credit Union4,032
Members of the largest community credit unions in Connecticut, from NCUA data.
  1. Charter Oak Credit Union

    Where you live or work

    Waterford, CT · 88,473 members · $1.7 billion in assets

    “If you live, work, go to school, worship, volunteer, or donate in New London or Windham County , you can become a member — it's that simple.”from charteroak.org
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  2. Connex Credit Union

    Where you live or work

    North Haven, CT · 72,266 members · $1.0 billion in assets

    “Connex Credit Union is open to anyone who lives, works, worships or attends school in New Haven, Hartford, Middlesex, or Fairfield County.”from connexcu.org
    Full details and how to join →
  3. 360 Credit Union

    Where you live or work

    Windsor Locks, CT · 18,877 members · $313 million in assets

    “You are eligible for membership if you live, work, or worship in Hartford, Tolland, New Haven or Middlesex counties.”from 360fcu.org
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  4. Finex Credit Union

    Where you live or work

    East Hartford, CT · 16,315 members · $133 million in assets

    “If you live or work in Hartford County or Tolland County, you have what it takes to become a member!”from finexcu.org
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  5. Franklin Trust Credit Union

    Where you live or work

    Hartford, CT · 8,911 members · $67 million in assets

    “Our membership is available to anyone living, working, worshiping, or attending school in Hartford County, Connecticut.”from franklintrust.org
    Full details and how to join →
  6. Albright Credit Union

    Where you live or work

    Bethel, CT · 5,632 members · $73 million in assets

    “A community credit union charter allows anyone to become a member who lives, works, worships or attends school in these towns: Bethel, Brookfield, Bridgewater, Danbury, New Fairfield, Newtown, New Milford, Redding, Ridgefield and Sherman.”from albrightcu.com
    Full details and how to join →
  7. Cornerstone Credit Union

    Where you live or work

    Fairfield, CT · 4,467 members · $66 million in assets

    “All people who live, work, worship or attend school in Fairfield County are invited to join.”from fairfieldcountyfcu.org
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  8. Members Credit Union

    Where you live or work

    Stamford, CT · 4,032 members · $43 million in assets

    “In 2002, the name was changed to Members Credit Union and membership eligibility was broadened to include anyone who lives, works, worships or attends school in Fairfield County.”from memberscu.coop
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  9. Northwest Hills Credit Union

    Where you live or work

    Torrington, CT · 3,701 members · $53 million in assets

    “Anyone who lives, works, worships or attends school in Litchfield County Connecticut can join Northwest Hills Credit Union.”from nwhcu.com
    Full details and how to join →
  10. Community Healthcare Credit Union

    Where you live or work

    Manchester, CT · 2,285 members · $18 million in assets

    “Our field of membership includes all healthcare employees East of the Connecticut River as well as their families, and anyone who resides, attends school, works or worships in the towns of Glastonbury, Vernon and Manchester, as well as their families.”from chcu.org
    Full details and how to join →

Who can join, across Connecticut's credit unions

Who can join, across 64 credit unions in Connecticut. Anyone can join: 0; Anyone, via an association or donation: 1; Live, work or worship in a named area: 10; Employer, union or church group: 0; Sentence too vague to sort: 3; No eligibility sentence on file: 50Anyone can join0Anyone, via an association or donation1Live, work or worship in a named area10Employer, union or church group0Sentence too vague to sort3No eligibility sentence on file50
Credit unions in Connecticut on NCUA's list, sorted by the eligibility sentence on each one's own website.

Not in one of these areas?

Some credit unions take anyone, directly or through an association, wherever you live. The largest include Connexus Credit Union, American Heritage Credit Union, Utah Community Credit Union.