Bethpage Federal Credit Union is a federally chartered company headquartered in Bethpage,

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. As of January 2017, Bethpage FCU is the largest credit union company in New York state and 16th largest in the nation with approximately $9.2 billion in assets, 405,700 members, and 38 publicly accessible branches throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties. Eligibility for membership is extended to anyone who lives in the United States of America. Member deposits up to $250,000 in Bethpage FCU are insured through the

National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund The National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund provides deposit insurance to protect the accounts of credit union members at federally insured institutions in the United States. Created in 1970, the Share Insurance Fund is administered by the Na ...

History

Grumman Hangar 2 Credit Union was opened for employees of

Grumman The Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, later Grumman Aerospace Corporation, was a 20th century American producer of military and civilian aircraft. Founded on December 6, 1929, by Leroy Grumman and his business partners, it merged in 1994 ...

Aircraft Engineering Corporation on October 28, 1941. Having been initially formed in Farmingdale, Grumman had moved to Bethpage by the time the credit union was separated in 1994, thus changing its name to Bethpage Federal Credit Union. In 2003, Bethpage was approved for the largest federal community charter in the U.S., allowing its rapid growth.

Community involvement

Bethpage FCU has extensive ties to the communities it serves. For many years, Bethpage FCU has sponsored the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach. In 2010, Bethpage FCU signed a 10-year contract to sponsor the Suffolk County Sports Park in Central Islip, known as

Bethpage Ballpark Fairfield Properties Ballpark is a 6,002-seat baseball park in Central Islip, New York that serves as the home of the Long Island Ducks, an independent professional baseball team that is a member of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball ...

under their sponsorship (now known as

Fairfield Properties Ballpark Fairfield Properties Ballpark is a 6,002-seat baseball park in Central Islip, New York that serves as the home of the Long Island Ducks, an independent professional baseball team that is a member of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball ...

), home of the

Long Island Ducks The Long Island Ducks are an American professional minor-league baseball team based on Long Island in Central Islip, New York. The Ducks compete in the North Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB), an independent "partne ...

. Bethpage FCU agreed in 2014 to sponsor the football stadium at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, where they have also established a high-tech branch for the students and faculty of the school.$1.5 Million Sponsorship Names Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium at LIU Post
LIU, March 19, 2014

References

External links

Official website
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