How We Became Us
The credit union was founded in 1935 as the Oscar Mayer Credit Union and was originally located inside of the Rockingham Road plant. How the credit union progresses:
- Grover Miller was the manager from 1950's to 1970's. The Rockingham plant office had 600' of space, and only offered Savings, Loans, and Christmas Club
- Perry branch was established in 1963 in the Perry Oscar Mayer plant
- Ray Laures was President from 1970's to 1999
- In 1976, Share Draft accounts were offered
- The "Kirby Kangaroo Club" was developed. It is an existing club for kids up to age 12. Eventually it was marketed by Iowa Credit Union League and is now run by the New Mexico Credit Union League
- 1977 - the current Rockingham office was built at 1400 Rockingham Road which enabled us to serve the OM employee family members
- 1980 - went to a "Community Charter" credit union - the first CU in Iowa to do so
- 1982 - Name change to "The Family Credit Union"
- 1984 - Perry office moved to its current location
- A Sherman, TX branch was opened as a part of Oscar Mayer
- 1985 - Merged in Bettendorf Community Credit Union, Blackhawk Foundry and Brammer credit unions
- 2002 - Northwest Davenport office was built
- 2002 - Merged in Alliance Credit Union
- 2006 - Opened new branch office in Muscatine
- Spring of 2008 re-located Bettendorf office - new construction
- August 2008, merged in the Davenport Fire Department Credit Union
- November 2008 - opened the seventh branch office and first in Illinois - Silvis
