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Revision as of 23:24, 19 December 2009
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| Company type | Credit union |
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| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Headquarters | Biloxi, Mississippi, USA |
Key people | D. S. Broome, President |
| Products | Savings; checking; consumer loans; mortgages; credit cards |
| Total assets | $1.8B USD (July 2009) |
| Website | kfcu.org |
Keesler Federal Credit Union is a credit union headquartered in Biloxi, Mississippi, chartered and regulated under the authority of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) of the U.S. federal government. Keesler is the largest credit union in Mississippi[1] and has branches for Air Force personnel stationed in the United Kingdom.[2] As of July 2009, Keesler had $1.8 billion in assets, approximately 193,000 members, and 17 branches.
Keesler Federal was founded in 1947 to serve military personnel at the Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. The credit union suffered tremendous damage during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.[3] Keesler has won the Credit Union National Association's Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Award on multiple occasions.[4]
References
- ^ Rubenstein, Jim. Keesler Details Katrina Lessons. Credit Union Times. 22 March 2006.
- ^ Business Briefs. The Mississippi Press. 30 Aug. 2009.
- ^ Jeter, Lynne. Banking, credit union leaders optimistic about reopening. Mississippi Business Journal. 10 Oct. 2005.
- ^ The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. 27 Aug. 1995.