Strength in Numbers

Alliant Credit Union is a member-owned financial cooperative that provides exclusive, lifetime benefits to employees and retirees of select business affiliates, employee groups, organizations, associations, qualifying communities, family members and domestic partners.

Here are some important facts:

  • Alliant serves over 140 employer groups and over 234,000 members nationwide.
  • Alliant is a leader in member advocacy with a 97% satisfaction rating.
  • With more than $5.8 billion in assets, we are the eighth largest U.S. credit union out of nearly 8,400, based on asset size.
  • Our fiscally conservative policy and prudent management enabled us to disburse over $172 million to members in the form of dividends in 2007.
  • Our capital reserves now exceed $638 million and we have a net worth ratio (a key measure of financial strength) over 11%. The National Credit Union Association standard for “well capitalized” is 7%, and the average bank maintains less than 8%.
  • Alliant continues to rank in the top percentile of credit unions in expense efficiency.

More About Alliant

  • Alliant was founded in 1935 by a small group of United Airlines employees with a vision of providing a safe place to save money and get loans at fair rates. And in 2003, to reflect on expansion of its charter to serve additional employer groups, changed its name to Alliant Credit Union.
  • We offer a full array of financial products and services, including savings, checking, investments, loans, VISA® credit cards, online banking and financial education and counseling.
  • Alliant Credit Union is an Illinois chartered credit union under the supervision of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (DFPR). Alliant’s share savings accounts are federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), an independent agency of the federal government.

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