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Check Out Our Member Stories

Supporting small businesses nationwide

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Read Our Annual Report

See the numbers of how we supported our communities

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Invest in What We Do

Connect with our team to see how you can be a part of the mission

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Protecting Your Deposits

Insured, Stable and Secure

As a member-owned, mission-driven credit union, Self-Help's top priority is the well-being of our members. As part of that commitment, we pay scrupulous attention to our financial stability to ensure your deposits are safe.

Insured Deposits

The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)  is the credit union equivalent of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Just like the FDIC, the NCUA provides automatic insurance coverage for depositors. Since the creation of NCUA in 1970, credit union members have not lost a single penny of insured deposits. 

Your deposits are insured up to the NCUA insurance limits. For each credit union in the U.S., those limits are $250,000 for an individual account and $500,000 for a joint account. 

Financial strength

We’ve provided safe, stable and reliable financial services for more than 40 years. We are fiscally prudent and maintain high capital levels. Because of our financial strength, we stand ready to accept additional deposits from our members. Our term certificates offer rates that are above industry averages and are a great choice if you're looking for a safe and reliable place to deposit funds.

Net worth

Net worth is the reserves a financial institution holds to protect its depositors from potential losses. Self-Help is currently in the 99th percentile for net worth compared to other credit unions. That means we have more net worth than the vast majority of credit unions in the country.

Liquidity

We maintain a high cash-to-deposits ratio to ensure that we always have the liquidity to provide members with their deposits on demand, even if withdrawal demand rises unexpectedly. Our cash-to-deposits ratio is typically above 15%, well above the industry average of 7%.

Have questions? We're here to help.

If you’d like to deposit additional funds, have questions about your account, or want additional information about NCUA deposit insurance, please contact us. And thank you for your membership!