Open an Account

To open an account, we require a one-time membership fee of $25.  Of that fee, $20 is a tax-deductible contribution to the Center for Community Self-Help (CCSH), a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that develops and coordinates Self-Help’s programs, raises resources, and advocates for economic opportunity.  The other $5 represents your non-refundable share ownership in the Self-Help Credit Union.   We encourage you to read our Truth in Savings (pdf) brochure before you open an account. 

So here's how easy it is to open an account: 

• Send to your printer the appropriate application below (individual or business/organization).  If you would rather we mail you an application, please call us at 1-800-966-SELF or email your request. 

Individual Account Application (pdf)
Organizational Account Application (pdf)  (Corporate Resolution included)

Corporate Resolution (pdf)  (Use if you need to update the information we have on file)

• Complete application by hand.  Sorry, currently this application cannot be filled in on-line.
• Make out one check payable to "Self-Help Credit Union" for the deposit amount plus the $25 membership fee. 
• Mail application and check to Self-Help, P.O. Box 3619, Durham, NC  27702-3619.   
• Once we receive your application and check, we will mail you your member number, and additional information about your account.  (Please note that our interest rates change daily and that for a CD, you will receive the rate in effect on the day we receive your deposit.) 
• To wire funds to open your account, please call 1-800-966-SELF for instructions.
• To personally deliver your application, visit us at 301 West Main Street in Durham, North Carolina.  Office hours are 9 am-5 pm ET, Monday-Friday. 

Important Information About Procedures For Opening A New Account 
Member Identification Program (MIP): To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account.

What this means to you: When you open an account, we will ask for your name, physical address, date of birth, and other information that will allow us to identify you.  We are required to see your driver's license or other identifying documents, or have them mailed to us prior to opening a new account.