SafeAmerica Credit Union

SafeAmerica Credit Union

Type	Credit union
Industry	Financial services
Founded	1953
Headquarters	Pleasanton, California, USA
Number of locations	5 public branches; plus 2 in-company branches (2010)
Area served	San Francisco Bay Area, California
Key people	Frank Zampella (Chairman)[1] Barry Roach (President/CEO) Matthew Benidt (VP of Retail Banking) Steven Page (VP of Digital Banking) [2]
Services	Savings; Checking; Consumer Loans; Mortgages; Credit cards; Investments
Number of employees	63 full-time; 10 part-time[3]
Website	http://www.safeamerica.com/

SafeAmerica Credit Union is a 350 million dollar, privately insured, state chartered 30,000 member, natural person credit union operating from six public and two company branches in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. The headquarters are in Pleasanton, California.

History

SafeAmerica was founded in 1953 to serve the financial needs of local Safeway Inc. employees. The credit union added Select Employee Groups (SEGs) over time and in December 2002, they became a community chartered credit union serving four counties.

Membership

Individuals living, working, worshiping, or attending school in the following California counties can join SafeAmerica Credit Union: Alameda County, California, Contra Costa County, California, San Mateo County, California, or Santa Clara County, California. Employees of SafeAmerica's Select Employer Groups (SEGs), and all immediate family members of current members are also invited to join.^[4]

Companies in the service area can offer credit union benefits by becoming a SEG. This is a standard process for credit unions.

Services

SafeAmerica Credit Union offers these services:

• Checking Accounts and related, including debit cards
• Savings Accounts
• Money Market Accounts
• Certificates of Deposit
• IRAs
• Consumer loans of all kinds
  • Lines of credit (LOC)
  • Credit cards
  • Auto loans: Car loans, motorcycle loans, etc.
  • Home equity loans and Home equity lines of credit
• Mortgages
• Credit Insurance
• Direct Deposit
• Home banking

SafeAmerica annually sponsors a scholarship program for five members heading to college or are currently enrolled in college.^[5]

The credit union is active with indirect lending through Credit Union Direct Lending (CUDL).^[6]

References

1. SafeAmerica Credit Union (December 2007). (PDF) http://www.safeamerica.com/. Retrieved 2008-01-01. Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. https://www.safeamerica.com/?Cabinet=Main&Drawer=Resources&Folder=About+SafeAmerica&SubFolder=SafeAmerica+Leadership
3. "NCUA Form 5300 (Statement of Financial Condition)". National Credit Union Administration. June 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
4. Membership requirements
5. Scholarships
6. Credit Union Direct Lending

External links

• SafeAmerica — official site
• SafeAmerica statistics