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Our most recent news and press releases can be found below.

First Service Credit Union's Insight on Silicon Valley Bank Closure

First Service Credit Union offers insight on Silicon Valley Bank Closure and First Service's Stability.

First Service Credit Union Hosts ‘Intelligent Auto Buying in Today’s Market’ Workshop

First Service Credit Union (“First Service”), a Texas-based financial institution, will host free financial education workshops throughout 2023. Each monthly workshop will be led by financial experts and developed to meet the needs of First Service members.

First Service Credit Union Named One of Houston's Top Workplaces for 10th Year in a Row

First Service Credit Union has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2022 honor by the Houston Chronicle. This is the tenth consecutive year First Service has received this recognition.

First Service Credit Union Names Nolan Waltman As CGO

First Service Credit Union announced today that Nolan Waltman has been named as Chief Growth Officer (CGO) of the company. In this role, Waltman will focus on the company’s strategic growth objectives through sales, product development, and member satisfaction.

First Service Credit Union to Complete Merger with People’s Trust Federal Credit Union

People’s Trust Federal Credit Union will merge into First Service Credit Union, effective May 1, creating the fifth largest credit union in the Greater Houston area.

First Service Credit Union Offering Fraud and Identity Theft Seminar March 20

First Service Credit Union is hosting an educational seminar March 20 to teach consumers how to avoid becoming a victim of fraud.

The free event will address the four most common methods of fraud and identity theft and what consumers can do to protect themselves. It will also explain how to tell if they have become a fraud victim and how best to respond.

First Service Credit Union Gives Back to Members Affected by Hurricane Harvey

First Service Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial cooperative based in Houston that exists to improve its members’ lives through the good times and the bad. After Hurricane Harvey brought devastating weather and flooding to Houston and the entire Southeast Texas region, the credit union wanted to do all it could to support our members and help them rebuild their lives.

First Service Credit Union Hosting Donation Drive for Houston Food Bank

First Service Credit Union is hosting a donation drive collecting food and supplies to help replenish the Houston Food Bank and assist with their disaster relief efforts.

First Service Credit Union Plans Special Events for City of Katy’s Waffle Week Aug. 21-25

First Service Credit Union is using a “Waffle Tour” to show appreciation to public servants in Katy for what they do for the community.

First Service Credit Union Bringing Free Belgian Waffles to Katy April 18

First Service Credit Union is offering a delicious start to the day for people in Katy on Tuesday, April 18, giving out free waffles from The Waffle Bus at numerous stops throughout the city from 9 a.m. to noon.

The Houston Chronicle Names First Service Credit Union One of Top 100 Places to Work

For the ninth consecutive year, First Service Credit Union was named one of the top 100 places to work in Houston by the Houston Chronicle. First Service ranked 34th among mid-size employers.

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First Service Credit Union Opens New Branch in Spring

First Service Credit Union has opened its newest branch, its 12th in the Houston area, in Spring.

The full-service branch, with walk-in service and three drive-up lanes, is at 8640 Spring Cypress Road, near the Champions Forest Drive intersection. It is the latest expansion for fast-growing First Service, which is aggressively pursuing an ambitious growth objective.

First Service Credit Union Buys building in Park Ten Office Park for new headquarters

First Service Credit Union has embarked on the next phase of its growth strategy with the purchase of a six-story building in the West Houston Energy Corridor as its new headquarters.

First Service has purchased the building at 16430 Park Ten Place, which will serve as the new corporate headquarters as well as a long-term financial investment.

First Service Credit Union Purchases Site for Spring Branch

First Service Credit Union has purchased property and a building in Spring, Texas, and will open its first Spring area branch this summer.

First Service Credit Union Reports Robust Growth in 2015

First Service Credit Union posted huge gains in net income and loans in 2015, with a strong increase in total assets and solid member growth.

First Service Credit Union Sharing Its 2015 Success with Members

Banking at First Service Credit Union pays off with more than just great rates and outstanding service. The cooperative-based financial institution has given its members a portion of its earnings from 2015.

First Service Credit Union Launches Innovative Account Program for Youth

First Service Credit Union has launched an innovative new banking program aimed at children from birth to age 18, emphasizing increasing levels of account features as the children grow and become more financially responsible.

The new program, Discovery Youth Accounts, is designed to foster a sense of financial independence among the young savings and checking account holders, increasing that independence as they get older.

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First Service Credit Union Named One of Top 100 Places to Work in Houston

Out of the thousands of employers in Houston, First Service Credit Union is one of the top 100 places to work, according to the Houston Chronicle’s 2015 Top Workplaces employee survey.

For the third consecutive year, First Service was named one of the top 100, ranking 20th out of the top 50 midsize employers in Houston.

First Service Credit Union Delivering Chip Credit and Debit Cards

Members of First Service Credit Union, one of Houston’s largest financial institutions, are receiving the new generation of chip-enabled debit and credit cards. The credit union is issuing the cards, which promise greater security and less card fraud. All members will receive the new chip card by early December, so they will be able to use during the Christmas shopping season.

In Young Mother’s Memory, You First Foundation Formed to Support Brain Injury and Disorder Research

Stunned by the death of young mother Wendy Kwan in 2014, her friends and colleagues have launched a non-profit foundation in her memory, dedicated to research on brain injuries and disorders.

The You First Foundation has been established as a non-profit organization to generate research funds and provide support for brain injury victims’ families. It is based in Houston, and led by the people who worked most closely with Wendy before her death.

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First Service Credit Union Opens Katy Branch

The new full-service branch that First Service Credit Union will dedicate Saturday, June 6, to serve the booming Katy area is a key step in an ambitious growth plan for First Service.

The branch is designed to serve consumers and current members in the Katy area, thanks to its convenient location. Other First Service branches in the area are in Cypress and Brookshire, each about 12 miles from the new branch.