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The Credit Union started in November, 1946, when twelve individuals submitted a request to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to form the SAC Federal Credit Union. The first location of the present SAC Federal Credit Union was Andrews Field, Maryland. From those humble beginnings, the Credit Union has had many milestones in its history. Here are just a few that will show you how we've changed:
- 1948: The name of the Credit Union (C.U.) was changed to the Strategic Air Command Federal Credit Union. However, in 1992, the C.U. reverted back to its original name, the SAC Federal Credit Union.
- 1949: The C.U. moved its office to Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebraska.
- 1979: The Fort Crook Federal Credit Union, organized in March, 1944, as the Offutt Federal Credit Union, merged with the Strategic Air Command Federal Credit Union.
- 1980: The C.U. moved its Main Office to its present location at 36th Street & Hwy. 370. The C.U. had now expanded to three branches.
- 1989: Total assets of the C.U. were over $100 million for the first time.
- 1993: Conversion to a community field of membership.
- 1997: The Plattsmouth Branch opened.
- 1998: C.U. @ Home Online Account Access was introduced. The Papillion Branch Opened.
- 2000: The Bellevue Branch Opened on Longo Drive.
- 2001: The C.U. increased its community charter to include all of Douglas, Sarpy, and Cass Counties, NE and Pottawattamie County, IA. Total assets reached $200 million.
- 2002: The Ames Branch was opened. The Main Office remodeling was completed.
- 2003: The Millard Branch was opened.
- 2004: The Council Bluffs Branch was opened.
- 2005: The Maple Branch was opened, marking the C.U.'s tenth location. Business loans & services were added.
- 2006: The new Offutt Branch was opened. President Jim Guretzky announced his retirement plans. SAC Federal Credit Union celebrated 60 years of service.
- 2007: The Board of Directors announced Gail DeBoer as President of SAC Federal Credit Union. The Shadow Lake Branch opened inside Hy-Vee at Shadow Lake Towne Center in Papillion. The South Omaha Branch opened at 24th & L Street.
During those years, the Credit Union systematically added new products and services to meet the changing needs of its membership: Share Drafts, Money Market Account, Freedom Club (for those over 50), ATM and Debit/Check Cards, ATMs Machines, First Mortgage Loans, C.U. By Phone (account access by touch-tone phone), Home Equity Loans, Credit Cards, Indirect Auto Lending, The Money Bunny Club (our youth saver's club), C. U. Succeed (our teen saver's club), C.U. @ Home (account access by computer with FREE Bill Pay) and e-Statements.
Today, with over 50,000 members throughout the world and $300 million in assets, SAC Federal Credit Union is the largest locally-owned financial institution in Sarpy County. We provide services to members through our eleven locations, multiple ATM Locations, C.U. By Phone, C.U. @ HOME, and a 24-Hour Phone Loan Center. We're accessible and responsive to member needs!
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