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unFCu: a constant

in an ever-changing world

When the United Nations Federal Credit Union French and Spanish native speakers, UNFCU has
(UNFCU) opened its doors to serve the UN continued to reflect the diversity of its members
community in New York on 22 October 1947, while enhancing service.
the cooperative did so to fulfill a growing need.
Civil servants were arriving from around the From humble beginnings that included an all-
globe to the new UN headquarters. Thirteen volunteer-operation, an office on the 6 floor of
th
visionary UN staff, with the support of the UN the UN Secretariat Building in New York, and
Administration, established UNFCU to provide 54 members, UNFCU is now one the largest
banking services. With a mission to serve US-based credit unions with more than 250,000
the people who serve the world, UNFCU has members globally and 800 staff and management
guided and provided financial peace of mind located on three continents. A focus on financial
to generations of UN staff, their families, and safety and soundness underpins its ability to
retirees ever since. reinvest back into the Credit Union in the form of
innovative financial solutions, competitive rates, a
“Our members’ financial health and resiliency are member loyalty rewards program, and state of the
our top priorities,” said Timothy Challen, First art digital and contact center platforms for efficient
Vice President, UN Affairs and Partnerships at service delivery to its global membership.
UNFCU. “Our mission is to provide a financial
cornerstone in the lives of our members no matter With a values-driven community approach,
where the journey leads - a move, retirement, or UNFCU expanded services from savings
separation from service, once a member always accounts and loans to mobile money and
a member.” digital banking for global citizens. Thanks
to partnerships with proven FinTechs and
Long a hallmark of UNFCU, hosting financial forward-thinking mobile wallet providers, UN
education seminars has gone global in system staff and their families can transact
collaboration with staff unions and retiree quickly, conveniently, securely, and affordably.
associations. With the opening of a Contact UNFCU has made 32 mobile wallets available
Center in Nairobi, as well as the addition of more in 21 countries, most recently in the Democratic

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