Peninsula Credit Union (PCU) is one of the nation’s first community-chartered, member-owned credit unions. Formed in 1935 by employees of the Rainier Pulp and Paper Company in Shelton, Peninsula Credit Union now serves more than 20,000 members.
With branches in Shelton, Belfair, Port Orchard, Poulsbo and Port Townsend, Peninsula Credit Union is different from other credit unions. According to Hollyanna Vopat-Steiner, a mortgage loan officer with PCU, “We really try and help people to find their yes . . . if we have to say no, we will find a path and fight for everyone to get to their yes.”
Peninsula Credit Union employees proudly uphold the mission of the organization: “We listen, we serve, we educate, we care . . . always.” Whether it is by serving the community with individual volunteer hours and supporting local non-profits like the YMCA or providing access to a community financial advisor who can help you build a budget, teach you to rebuild your credit, and give you a sound financial education, PCU has your best interests at heart.
“I wholeheartedly believe our members see this from all the PCU employees. We don’t judge, we know life happens,” said Vopat-Steiner. “PCU is great for someone in all walks of life, offering services and products for everyone’s needs, no matter where you are in your life.”
The Peninsula Credit Union team is conscious of its roots, mindful of its responsibilities, and energized by its mission to help their members navigate an increasingly complex financial world. “Our leadership made decisions based on the needs they saw from our members and in our community and they created programs to address them.”
Ensuring everyone who works at PCU is a certified financial planner is one way they work toward their mission to help people improve their financial knowledge. Another program is the Bite of Reality, a program implanted at Shelton High School to teach students what it means to manage money.
Peninsula Credit Union is a federally chartered credit union, regulated by the National Credit Union Administration that serves Kitsap, Mason, Jefferson, Clallam, and Grays Harbor Counties.
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BY LYNN CASTLE