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A $7.4B credit union, the 51st largest of 4,329, headquartered in North Chesterfield, VA, with 494,625 members and 39 branches in Virginia. Best rates: CDs 4.05% and savings 1.25% APY.

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Deposits are federally insured by the NCUA up to $250,000 per depositor.

About Virginia Credit Union

Originally chartered in 1928 as State Employees' Credit Union Inc., Virginia Credit Union was organized to invest members' savings and provide loans for provident purposes.

As a member-owned financial cooperative, Virginia Credit Union operates 39 branches across Virginia.

Headquarters
7500 Boulder View Dr, North Chesterfield, VA 23225-4046
NCUA charter
24962
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Who can join

This may be incomplete or out of date, so check with the credit union before you apply.

Open to anyone

  • Anyone unable to join through other paths can join through the American Consumer Council (ACC), with VACU handling enrollment and paying the lifetime membership fee.

Where you live or work

  • Individuals who live, work, worship, volunteer, or attend school in designated Virginia cities, counties, and towns are eligible for membership.

Employers and groups

  • Employees, retirees, or enrolled full-time/part-time students at Virginia Union University, Randolph-Macon College, Liberty University, or University of Richmond are eligible for membership.

Military, government and schools

  • Employees, retirees, or enrolled full-time/part-time students at any Virginia state-funded college or university are eligible for membership.
  • Employees and retirees of any Commonwealth of Virginia state agency/department or any county, city, town, or other political subdivision in Virginia are eligible for membership.

Family and household

  • Immediate family (parents, spouses, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren) and household members of eligible members qualify regardless of where they live.

Cost to join

  • Membership requires paying a $5 member share.

39 branches in Virginia

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Walk-in offices from the NCUA directory as of March 31, 2026. Directions open Google Maps. A nearby branch doesn’t mean you can join or open an account.