Keesler Federal Credit Union Explained

Keesler Federal Credit Union
Type:Credit union
Foundation:1947
Location:Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
Key People:Andrew Swoger, President / CEO
Area Served:Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama
Industry:Financial services
Products:Savings
checking; consumer loans; mortgages; credit cards
Assets:$4.3B USD (November 2022)
Num Employees:800
Homepage:kfcu.org

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 November 2022, Keesler Federal had over $4.3 billion in assets, approximately 303,000 members, and 39 branches.

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Rubenstein, Jim. Keesler Details Katrina Lessons. Credit Union Times. 22 March 2006.
  2. https://www.kfcu.org/about-us/overseas
  3. Jeter, Lynne. Banking, credit union leaders optimistic about reopening. Mississippi Business Journal. 10 October 2005.
  4. http://www.mycreditunions.org/keesler-federal-credit-union Keesler Federal Credit Union