Self-Help Credit Union
Responsible banking
Social impact
- Certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI)Certified by the U.S. Treasury's CDFI Fund as a lender whose main mission is serving low-income and underserved communities.
- Minority Depository Institution (MDI)Recognized by the FDIC or NCUA as owned or led by people from a minority group, or as serving mainly minority communities.
- Low-income designated credit unionDesignated by the NCUA because most of its members are on low incomes.
- Above-average business lending11% of its loans, compared with 8% for all credit unions
- Above-average home lending74% of its loans, compared with 47% for all credit unions
- Personal
- Small businesses
- Mobile banking
- Local branches
- No account maintenance fee
- Credit cards
- Mortgages or loans
- Small business lending
- Business accounts
- Checking accounts
- Savings accounts
- No account maintenance fee
- Mobile banking
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From public data
Social impact
Who Self-Help Credit Union lends to.
- Certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI)Certified by the U.S. Treasury's CDFI Fund as a lender whose main mission is serving low-income and underserved communities.
- Minority Depository Institution (MDI)Recognized by the FDIC or NCUA as owned or led by people from a minority group, or as serving mainly minority communities.
- Low-income designated credit unionDesignated by the NCUA because most of its members are on low incomes.
- Above-average business lending11% of its loans, compared with 8% for all credit unions
- Above-average home lending74% of its loans, compared with 47% for all credit unions
Where its loans go
Its largest lending area is homes, at 74% of its loans.
- Homes 74%All credit unions: 47%Mortgages and home equity loans on houses and other homes with one to four units.
- Apartment buildings 1%All credit unions: 3%Loans secured by apartment buildings with five or more homes.
- Business and commercial property 11%All credit unions: 8%Loans to businesses, and loans secured by offices, shops, warehouses and other commercial property.
- Construction and land 9%All credit unions: 1%Loans to build homes and other buildings, and to buy and prepare land for development.
- Farms 0%All credit unions: 0%Loans secured by farmland, and loans to farmers for crops, livestock and equipment.
- Consumer loans (cars, cards, personal) 4%All credit unions: 41%Car loans, credit card balances and other personal loans to households.
- Other 0%All credit unions: 0%All other lending, such as loans to other financial institutions, loans to governments and leases.
This view is based on public information, including Self-Help Credit Union's quarterly filings with the NCUA (NCUA charter 66258), the FDIC's Summary of Deposits and the CDFI Fund's list of certified institutions, as of 30 June 2026. Banks are compared with banks, and credit unions with credit unions. The lending figures show the loans held at the end of the quarter, so loans already sold are not included. This view is separate from the environmental responsibility rating and does not change it. It may be out of date, so please confirm details with the institution.
