Credit Unions You Can Join in New York

Community credit unions in New York 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 New York

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 New York

Members, largest first: Municipal Credit Union 631,649; Americu Credit Union 202,033; Sidney Credit Union 75,308; Sea Comm Credit Union 56,384; Cornerstone Community Credit Union 44,033; Teg Credit Union 35,655; Advantage Credit Union 34,565; People'S Alliance Credit Union 32,483Municipal Credit Union632kAmericu Credit Union202kSidney Credit Union75kSea Comm Credit Union56kCornerstone Community Credit Union44kTeg Credit Union36kAdvantage Credit Union35kPeople'S Alliance Credit Union32k
Members of the largest community credit unions in New York, from NCUA data.
  1. Municipal Credit Union

    Where you live or work

    New York, NY · 631,649 members · $4.9 billion in assets

    “Now, if you live, work, or worship in NYC—you can join our community too.”from nymcu.org
    Full details and how to join →
  2. Americu Credit Union

    Where you live or work

    Rome, NY · 202,033 members · $3.0 billion in assets

    “You live, work, worship, or attend school within AmeriCU’s field of membership, which includes 24-counties in central, southern, and northern New York”from americu.org
    Full details and how to join →
  3. Sidney Credit Union

    Where you live or work

    Sidney, NY · 75,308 members · $1.2 billion in assets

    “Anyone who lives, works, worships, attends school or regularly conducts business in the following New York Counties or Towns are eligible to become a member with SFCU: Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Fulton, Hamilton, Madison, Montgomery, Onondaga…”from sfcuonline.org
    Full details and how to join →
  4. Sea Comm Credit Union

    Where you live or work

    Massena, NY · 56,384 members · $757 million in assets

    “You are eligible to join SeaComm if you live, work, worship or attend school anywhere in the following counties: St.”from seacomm.org
    Full details and how to join →
  5. Lockport, NY · 44,033 members · $713 million in assets

    “Anyone who lives, works, worships, volunteers, or goes to school in Niagara or Erie County can join!”from ccfcu.org
    Full details and how to join →
  6. Teg Credit Union

    Where you live or work

    Poughkeepsie, NY · 35,655 members · $490 million in assets

    “Membership is open to anyone (and their immediate families) who lives, works, worships, or attends school in Dutchess, Orange, Ulster, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, and Westchester County, NY.”from tegfcu.com
    Full details and how to join →
  7. Advantage Credit Union

    Where you live or work

    Rochester, NY · 34,565 members · $490 million in assets

    “Membership is open to those who live, work, worship, volunteer, or attend school in the City of Rochester, along with select employer groups and eligible family members.”from advantagefcu.org
    Full details and how to join →
  8. People'S Alliance Credit Union

    Where you live or work

    Hauppauge, NY · 32,483 members · $319 million in assets

    “Anyone who lives, works, worships, or attends school in select geographical areas in NY and FL.”from pafcu.org
    Full details and how to join →
  9. Niagara'S Choice Credit Union

    Where you live or work

    Niagara Falls, NY · 21,992 members · $257 million in assets

    “If you live, work, worship, attend school, or volunteer in Niagara or Erie County, you are eligible for membership at Niagara’s Choice FCU.”from niagaraschoice.org
    Full details and how to join →
  10. High Point Credit Union

    Where you live or work

    Olean, NY · 21,030 members · $415 million in assets

    “High Point Federal Credit Union welcomes membership to individuals who live, work, worship, or attend school in Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties, NY and McKean and Potter Counties, PA.”from highpointfcu.com
    Full details and how to join →
  11. Finger Lakes Credit Union

    Where you live or work

    Geneva, NY · 20,067 members · $248 million in assets

    “Membership is restricted to the following: Individuals who live, work (or regularly conduct business), worship, or attend school in, and businesses and other legal entities located in Ontario, Monroe, Seneca, or Yates counties.”from flfcu.org
    Full details and how to join →
  12. Ghs Credit Union

    Where you live or work

    Binghamton, NY · 15,948 members · $232 million in assets

    “GHS FCU is an inclusive credit union welcoming anyone who lives, works, attends school, volunteers, or worships in Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Greene, Schoharie, Sullivan, Steuben, Tioga, and Tompkins Counties in New York, and Bradford…”from ghsfcu.com
    Full details and how to join →

Who can join, across New York's credit unions

Who can join, across 263 credit unions in New York. Anyone can join: 0; Anyone, via an association or donation: 0; Live, work or worship in a named area: 37; Employer, union or church group: 7; Sentence too vague to sort: 59; No eligibility sentence on file: 160Anyone can join0Anyone, via an association or donation0Live, work or worship in a named area37Employer, union or church group7Sentence too vague to sort59No eligibility sentence on file160
Credit unions in New York 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.