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Credit Unions vs Payday Loans in Texas
376 credit unions are headquartered in Texas, with 10,333,781 members in total. 223 are federal credit unions and 153 are state-chartered; all are federally insured by the NCUA.
- Credit unions
- 376
- Members
- 10.3M
- Federal
- 223
- State-chartered
- 153
- Members per 100 people
- 35
- CUs per 100k people
- 1.3
Credit unions vs payday loan stores in Texas
Texas has 1,720 payday, installment and title loan stores but only 376 credit unions headquartered here — about 4.6 loan stores for every credit union. Local credit unions count 10,333,781 members — roughly 35 memberships per 100 residents.
Credit unions
376
1.3 per 100k residents
10.3M members
Payday & loan stores
1,720
5.8 per 100k residents
18 store chains
Biggest loan store chains in Texas: TitleMax (242), ACE Cash Express (237), Security Finance (229), Western Shamrock Finance (137), Cash Store (128).
What a $500 loan costs over 3 months
| Option | Payment | Total cost |
|---|---|---|
| Payday loan, re-borrowed 6 times (~662%+ APR) | $75.00 every 2 weeks | $450.00 |
| Credit union PAL, 3 monthly payments (28% APR + $20 fee) | $174.50 a month | $43.51 |
- You keep with a credit union PAL over 3 months
- $406.49 payday costs 10× more
Payday: a typical fee of $75 on a $500 loan for 2 weeks (TX limits are not set in dollars), paid 6 times in 3 months. PAL: payday alternative loan from a federal credit union, capped at 28% APR with an application fee of up to $20.
What it means for a household in Texas
- Median household income
- $81,963
- Payday fee of $75, share of two weeks' income
- 2.4%
- Hours of work to pay the $75 fee
- 3.8 hours
- PAL payment of $174.50, share of monthly income
- 2.6%
- A $400 emergency equals
- 1.8 days of income
- Households earning under $25,000
- 15.0%
- Residents below the poverty line
- 13.9%
Income and poverty: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, by ZIP code; figures for Texas are population-weighted and approximate. Hours of work are based on the median individual income.
Payday loans vs credit union PALs: the rules in Texas
| Payday loan in TX | Credit union PAL | |
|---|---|---|
| Legal status | Allowed | Offered by many federal credit unions |
| Loan amount | No limit (CSO Model) | $200 – $2,000 |
| Fee limit | No state cap (fees set by city ordinances) (Varies) | Application fee up to $20 |
| Typical APR | ~662%+ | Up to 28% |
| Term | Usually 2–4 weeks, due in one payment | 1 to 12 months, in installments |
| Credit check | Usually none; a bank account and income are required | Membership required; payments can be reported to credit bureaus |
Payday rules: Texas law as summarized on our Texas payday page. PAL rules: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) rules for federal credit unions (PAL I and PAL II); state-chartered credit unions may offer similar small loans.
Credit unions by city in Texas
Credit unions are headquartered in 143 cities and towns across Texas. Pick a city for addresses and websites, or scroll down for the smaller towns.
- Houston · 44
- Austin · 17
- Dallas · 15
- San Antonio · 14
- Fort Worth · 11
- Waco · 10
- Amarillo · 9
- Corpus Christi · 9
- Beaumont · 8
- Texarkana · 7
- Tyler · 7
- Abilene · 6
- El Paso · 6
- Odessa · 6
- Pasadena · 6
- San Angelo · 6
- Wichita Falls · 6
- Midland · 5
- Arlington · 4
- Laredo · 4
- Longview · 4
- Lufkin · 4
- Sugar Land · 4
- Victoria · 4
- Mcallen · 3
- Temple · 3
- Alvin · 2
- Brownsville · 2
- Grand Prairie · 2
- Humble · 2
- Huntsville · 2
- Irving · 2
- Killeen · 2
- Lubbock · 2
- Plano · 2
- Port Arthur · 2
- Richardson · 2
- Allen · 1
- Baytown · 1
- Bryan · 1
- Carrollton · 1
- College Station · 1
- Denton · 1
- Edinburg · 1
- Galveston · 1
- Garland · 1
- Harlingen · 1
- Katy · 1
- League City · 1
- Mansfield · 1
- Mesquite · 1
- Nacogdoches · 1
- Orange · 1
- Pharr · 1
- Sherman · 1
- Tomball · 1
- Waxahachie · 1
All credit unions in Texas
| Credit union | Headquarters | Members | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit UnionFederal | Universal City | 1,148,891 | rbfcu.org |
| Security Service Federal Credit UnionFederal | San Antonio | 741,871 | ssfcu.org |
| Gecu Federal Credit UnionFederal | El Paso | 444,307 | gecu.com |
| University Federal Credit UnionFederal | Austin | 422,795 | ufcu.org |
| Texas Dow Employees Credit UnionState-chartered | Houston | 400,093 | tdecu.org |
| American Airlines Federal Credit UnionFederal | Fort Worth | 388,005 | aacreditunion.org |
| Eecu Credit UnionState-chartered | Fort Worth | 307,907 | eecu.org |
| Credit Human Federal Credit UnionFederal | San Antonio | 263,451 | credithuman.com |
| Rally Credit UnionState-chartered | Corpus Christi | 240,632 | rallycu.com |
| A+ Federal Credit UnionFederal | Austin | 194,144 | aplusfcu.org |
| First Community Credit UnionState-chartered | Houston | 186,819 | fccu.org |
| Credit Union of TexasState-chartered | Allen | 184,024 | cutx.org |
| Shell Federal Credit UnionFederal | Deer Park | 165,292 | shellfcu.org |
| Texans Credit UnionState-chartered | Richardson | 152,742 | texanscu.org |
| Advancial Federal Credit UnionFederal | Dallas | 141,745 | advancial.org |
| Texas Trust Credit UnionState-chartered | Mansfield | 138,569 | texastrustcu.org |
| Jsc Federal Credit UnionFederal | Houston | 126,357 | wellbyfinancial.com |
| Red River Employees Federal Credit UnionFederal | Texarkana | 124,743 | rrfcu.com |
| Datcu Credit UnionState-chartered | Denton | 112,942 | datcu.org |
| First Service Credit UnionState-chartered | Houston | 108,239 | fscu.com |
| East Texas Professional Credit UnionState-chartered | Longview | 104,913 | etpcu.org |
| Firstlight Federal Credit UnionFederal | El Paso | 98,481 | firstlightfcu.org |
| Amoco Federal Credit UnionFederal | Texas City | 96,998 | amocofcu.org |
| Austin Telco Federal Credit UnionFederal | Austin | 95,564 | atfcu.org |
| Firstmark Credit UnionState-chartered | San Antonio | 89,089 | firstmarkcu.org |
| Rave Financial Credit UnionState-chartered | Beaumont | 88,140 | bankwithrave.com |
| United Heritage Credit UnionState-chartered | Austin | 83,638 | uhcu.org |
| Neches Federal Credit UnionFederal | Port Neches | 82,912 | nechesfcu.org |
| Raiz Federal Credit UnionFederal | El Paso | 79,277 | raiz.us |
| Greater Texas Federal Credit UnionFederal | Austin | 75,261 | gtfcu.org |
| Fort Worth Community Credit UnionState-chartered | Bedford | 74,260 | worthcu.org |
| Intouch Credit UnionState-chartered | Plano | 72,819 | itcu.org |
| Velocity Credit UnionState-chartered | Austin | 71,906 | velocitycu.com |
| Resource One Credit UnionState-chartered | Dallas | 70,924 | r1cu.org |
| Neighborhood Credit UnionState-chartered | Dallas | 68,342 | myncu.com |
| Brazos Valley Schools Credit UnionState-chartered | Katy | 65,058 | bvscu.org |
| Texas Bay Credit UnionState-chartered | Houston | 61,095 | texasbaycu.org |
| Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit UnionFederal | Pasadena | 61,066 | gcefcu.org |
| Southwest Airlines Federal Credit UnionFederal | Dallas | 60,152 | swacu.org |
| Houston Federal Credit UnionFederal | Sugar Land | 60,128 | houstonfcu.org |
| Smart Financial Credit UnionState-chartered | Houston | 59,807 | smartcu.org |
| Soarion Federal Credit UnionFederal | San Antonio | 58,938 | soarion.org |
| Community Resource Credit UnionState-chartered | Baytown | 58,588 | crcu.org |
| Fivepoint Credit UnionState-chartered | Nederland | 58,218 | 5pointcu.org |
| Abilene Teachers Federal Credit UnionFederal | Abilene | 56,716 | abileneteachersfcu.org |
| Texell Credit UnionState-chartered | Temple | 54,334 | texell.org |
| Primeway Federal Credit UnionFederal | Houston | 49,745 | primewayfcu.com |
| Amplify Credit UnionState-chartered | Austin | 47,585 | goamplify.com |
| Generations Community Federal Credit UnionFederal | San Antonio | 47,193 | mygenfcu.org |
| Members Choice Credit UnionState-chartered | Houston | 46,947 | mccu.com |
| Associated Credit Union of TexasState-chartered | League City | 44,225 | openlandcu.com |
| Complex Community Federal Credit UnionFederal | Odessa | 44,122 | comcfcu.com |
| My Community Credit UnionState-chartered | Midland | 43,979 | mccu.coop |
| Education Credit UnionState-chartered | Amarillo | 41,649 | educationcu.com |
| Security First Federal Credit UnionFederal | Mcallen | 40,489 | securityfirstcu.com |
| Genco Federal Credit UnionFederal | Waco | 38,363 | gencofcu.org |
| Dugood Federal Credit UnionFederal | Beaumont | 37,857 | dugood.org |
| Texas Tech Federal Credit UnionFederal | Lubbock | 36,472 | texastechfcu.org |
| Union Square Credit UnionState-chartered | Wichita Falls | 35,371 | unionsquare.org |
| Coastlife Credit UnionState-chartered | Corpus Christi | 34,532 | coastlifecu.com |
| City Credit UnionState-chartered | Dallas | 33,792 | citycu.org |
| Houston Police Federal Credit UnionFederal | Houston | 33,086 | hpcu.coop |
| Education First Federal Credit UnionFederal | Beaumont | 32,587 | educationfirstfcu.org |
| America's Credit UnionState-chartered | Garland | 31,666 | americascu.org |
| First Basin Credit UnionState-chartered | Odessa | 30,078 | firstbasin.com |
| Schlumberger Employees Credit UnionState-chartered | Sugar Land | 28,138 | secutx.com |
| Texar Federal Credit UnionFederal | Texarkana | 28,131 | gotexar.com |
| Priority Trust Credit UnionState-chartered | Houston | 28,089 | prioritytrustcu.org |
| Texoma Community Credit UnionState-chartered | Wichita Falls | 28,049 | texomacu.com |
| Acfcu Federal Credit UnionFederal | Amarillo | 27,963 | acfcu.org |
| Border Federal Credit UnionFederal | Del Rio | 27,636 | borderfcu.com |
| Educators Credit UnionState-chartered | Waco | 27,453 | ecutx.org |
| Cy-Fair Federal Credit UnionFederal | Houston | 25,878 | cyfairfcu.org |
| Unity One Credit UnionState-chartered | Fort Worth | 24,949 | unityone.org |
| Gulf Credit UnionState-chartered | Groves | 24,643 | gecu.org |
| 1st Community Federal Credit UnionFederal | San Angelo | 23,575 | 1cfcu.org |
| Pecu Credit UnionState-chartered | Austin | 21,602 | pecutx.org |
| Mobility Credit UnionState-chartered | Irving | 20,838 | mobilitycu.com |
| First Central Credit UnionState-chartered | Waco | 20,753 | firstcentralcu.com |
| Harris County Federal Credit UnionFederal | Houston | 20,015 | hcfcu.com |
| Energy Capital Credit UnionState-chartered | Houston | 19,696 | eccu.net |
| Nizari Progressive Federal Credit UnionFederal | Sugar Land | 19,114 | nizaricu.org |
| The People's Federal Credit UnionFederal | Amarillo | 18,741 | tpfcu.com |
| Members Choice of Central Texas Federal Credit UnionFederal | Waco | 18,295 | mcctfcu.com |
| Gulf Coast Federal Credit UnionFederal | Corpus Christi | 18,259 | gulfcoastfcu.com |
| Laredo Federal Credit UnionFederal | Laredo | 18,088 | laredofcu.org |
| Houston Texas Fire Fighters Federal Credit UnionFederal | Houston | 17,733 | htfffcu.org |
| Rio Grande Valley Credit UnionState-chartered | Harlingen | 17,611 | rgvcu.coop |
| Westex Community Credit UnionState-chartered | Kermit | 17,037 | wccu.net |
| Fort Worth City Credit UnionState-chartered | Fort Worth | 16,282 | fwccu.org |
| Cal-Com Federal Credit UnionFederal | Port Lavaca | 15,929 | calcomfcu.org |
| Centex Citizens Credit UnionState-chartered | Mexia | 15,617 | centexcitizenscu.com |
| Texasgulf Federal Credit UnionFederal | Wharton | 14,934 | texasgulffcu.org |
| Membersource Credit UnionState-chartered | Houston | 14,907 | membersourcecu.org |
| Pantex Federal Credit UnionFederal | Borger | 14,640 | pantexfcu.com |
| La Joya Area Federal Credit UnionFederal | La Joya | 14,429 | lajoyacreditunion.coop |
| Santa Fe Federal Credit UnionFederal | Amarillo | 14,370 | santafefcu.com |
| Capitol Credit UnionState-chartered | Austin | 14,217 | ccutx.org |
| Beacon Federal Credit UnionFederal | La Porte | 14,204 | beaconfed.org |
| Evolve Federal Credit UnionFederal | El Paso | 14,099 | evolvefcu.org |
| Kerr County Federal Credit UnionFederal | Kerrville | 13,906 | kerrcountyfcu.com |
| United Community Credit UnionState-chartered | Houston | 13,596 | unitedccu.com |
| Access Community Credit UnionState-chartered | Amarillo | 13,435 | accesscreditunion.com |
| Southwest Heritage Credit UnionState-chartered | Odessa | 13,108 | swhcu.com |
| Sabine Federal Credit UnionFederal | Orange | 12,874 | sabinefcu.org |
| Members First Credit UnionState-chartered | Corpus Christi | 12,657 | m1st.org |
| Synergy Federal Credit UnionFederal | San Antonio | 12,314 | synergyfcu.org |
| H E B Federal Credit UnionFederal | San Antonio | 12,144 | hebfcu.org |
| Naft Federal Credit UnionFederal | Pharr | 12,072 | naftfcu.coop |
| Pioneer Mutual Federal Credit UnionFederal | Sugar Land | 11,951 | pioneeronline.org |
| Chocolate Bayou Community Federal Credit UnionFederal | Alvin | 11,827 | chocolatebayou.org |
| Lone Star Credit UnionState-chartered | Dallas | 11,776 | lonestarcu.org |
| Doches Credit UnionState-chartered | Nacogdoches | 11,737 | dochescu.com |
| River City Federal Credit UnionFederal | San Antonio | 11,716 | rivercityfcu.org |
| Community Service Credit UnionState-chartered | Huntsville | 11,379 | cscutx.com |
| Tarrant County's Credit UnionState-chartered | Fort Worth | 11,314 | tccu-tx.com |
| Coastal Community Federal Credit UnionFederal | Galveston | 11,008 | coastalcommunityfcu.org |
| Communities of Abilene Federal Credit UnionFederal | Abilene | 11,003 | coafcu.org |
| One Source Federal Credit UnionFederal | El Paso | 10,823 | onesourcefcu.coop |
| Citizens Federal Credit UnionFederal | Big Spring | 10,679 | citizensfcu.com |
| Kelly Community Federal Credit UnionFederal | Tyler | 10,637 | kellycommunity.org |
| Texas Plains Federal Credit UnionFederal | Amarillo | 9,943 | texasplainsfederal.org |
| Memorial Credit UnionState-chartered | Houston | 9,907 | memorialcu.org |
| Southwest 66 Credit UnionState-chartered | Odessa | 9,526 | southwest66.com |
| Government Employees Federal Credit UnionFederal | Austin | 9,467 | gefcu-austin.org |
| Chemcel Federal Credit UnionFederal | Bishop | 9,394 | chemcel.org |
| Valley Federal Credit UnionFederal | Brownsville | 9,380 | vfcu.net |
| Libertyone Credit UnionState-chartered | Arlington | 9,350 | libertyonecu.com |
| First Watch Federal Credit UnionFederal | Abilene | 9,348 | myfwcu.org |
| Telco Plus Credit UnionState-chartered | Longview | 9,168 | telcoplus.org |
| Texan Sky Federal Credit UnionFederal | Dumas | 8,999 | texansky.com |
| Members Trust of the Southwest Federal Credit UnionFederal | Houston | 8,871 | mtfcu.coop |
| Members Credit UnionState-chartered | Cleburne | 8,665 | memberscreditunion.com |
| Texoma Educators Federal Credit UnionFederal | Sherman | 8,418 | texomaeducators.com |
| Wellspring Federal Credit UnionFederal | Bridge City | 8,311 | wellspringcu.com |
| Allied Federal Credit UnionFederal | Arlington | 8,301 | alliedfcu.com |
| Hereford Texas Federal Credit UnionFederal | Hereford | 8,279 | herefordtexasfcu.com |
| Rockdale Federal Credit UnionFederal | Rockdale | 8,211 | rockdalefcu.org |
| Prestige Community Credit UnionState-chartered | Dallas | 7,817 | prestigecu.org |
| U. S. Employees Credit UnionState-chartered | Tomball | 7,564 | usecreditunion.com |
| Baptist Credit UnionState-chartered | San Antonio | 7,547 | baptistcu.org |
| Southwest Financial Federal Credit UnionFederal | Farmers Branch | 7,438 | swfinancial.org |
| 4U Federal Credit UnionFederal | Gainesville | 7,349 | 4ucu.org |
| Mtcu Credit UnionState-chartered | Midland | 7,306 | mtcu.org |
| Southland Federal Credit UnionFederal | Lufkin | 7,111 | southlandfcu.com |
| Heritage Usa Federal Credit UnionFederal | Midland | 6,926 | heritage-usa.net |
| Westex Federal Credit UnionFederal | Lubbock | 6,783 | westex.org |
| Texas Bridge Credit UnionState-chartered | Corpus Christi | 6,727 | txbcu.com |
| Fannin Federal Credit UnionFederal | Bonham | 6,717 | fannincu.com |
| Concho Educators Federal Credit UnionFederal | San Angelo | 6,702 | conchoeducators.org |
| Bp Federal Credit UnionFederal | Houston | 6,441 | bpfcu.org |
| My Credit UnionState-chartered | Haslet | 6,441 | mycutx.com |
| Wichita Falls Teachers Federal Credit UnionFederal | Wichita Falls | 6,265 | wftfcu.com |
| Edinburg Teachers Credit UnionState-chartered | Edinburg | 6,206 | etcu.coop |
| South Texas Federal Credit UnionFederal | Mcallen | 6,195 | southtexasfcu.com |
| Metro Medical Credit UnionState-chartered | Dallas | 6,162 | mmcu.com |
| Union Fidelity Federal Credit UnionFederal | Houston | 5,943 | unionfidelityfcu.com |
| Postel Family Credit UnionState-chartered | Wichita Falls | 5,826 | postelcu.com |
| Texas Dps Credit UnionState-chartered | Austin | 5,762 | txdpscu.org |
| Baycel Federal Credit UnionFederal | Bay City | 5,495 | baycel.org |
| Select Federal Credit UnionFederal | San Antonio | 5,462 | selectfcu.org |
| Southwest Research Center Federal Credit UnionFederal | San Antonio | 5,409 | swrcfcu.com |
| Domino Federal Credit UnionFederal | Texarkana | 5,189 | dominofcu.com |
| West Texas Credit UnionState-chartered | Odessa | 5,135 | westtexascu.com |
| Lufkin Federal Credit UnionFederal | Lufkin | 5,103 | lufkinfcu.com |
| Freestone Credit UnionState-chartered | Teague | 5,062 | freestonecu.org |
| Walker County Federal Credit UnionFederal | Huntsville | 5,049 | walkercountyfcu.com |
| Irving City Employees Federal Credit UnionFederal | Irving | 5,045 | icefcu.com |
| Baylor Health Care System Credit UnionState-chartered | Dallas | 4,936 | bhcscu.com |
| Cherokee County Federal Credit UnionFederal | Rusk | 4,860 | cctfcu.com |
| Texas Health Credit UnionState-chartered | Austin | 4,816 | thcu.org |
| Mountain Star Federal Credit UnionFederal | El Paso | 4,784 | mountainstarfcu.org |
| Bcm Federal Credit UnionFederal | Houston | 4,723 | bcmfcu.com |
| Service 1st Credit UnionState-chartered | Greenville | 4,705 | s1cu.org |
| Scott and White Employees Credit UnionState-chartered | Temple | 4,688 | swecu.org |
| Starr County Teachers Federal Credit UnionFederal | Rio Grande City | 4,581 | starrcountyteachersfcu.com |
| Cabot Community Credit UnionState-chartered | Pampa | 4,436 | cabotccu.com |
| Heart O' Texas Federal Credit UnionFederal | Waco | 4,434 | hotfcu.org |
| Cooperative Teachers Credit UnionState-chartered | Tyler | 4,416 | coopteachers.com |
| Kbr Heritage Federal Credit UnionFederal | Houston | 4,364 | kbrhfcu.org |
| Caprock Federal Credit UnionFederal | Lamesa | 4,325 | caprockcu.com |
| Caprock Santa Fe Credit UnionState-chartered | Slaton | 4,287 | csfcu.org |
| Big Spring Education Employees Federal Credit UnionFederal | Big Spring | 4,278 | bstcu.com |
| Cosden Federal Credit UnionFederal | Big Spring | 4,272 | cosden.org |
| Lifetime Federal Credit UnionFederal | Richardson | 4,215 | lifetimefcu.org |
| Hockley County Credit UnionState-chartered | Levelland | 4,197 | hockleycountycu.org |
| Local 20 Ibew Federal Credit UnionFederal | Grand Prairie | 4,071 | local20ibewfcu.com |
| The Local Federal Credit UnionFederal | Dallas | 4,006 | thelocalfcu.com |
| City Public Service/Ibew Federal Credit UnionFederal | San Antonio | 3,926 | cpsibewfcu.org |
| San Angelo Federal Credit UnionFederal | San Angelo | 3,903 | safcu.com |
| Southern Federal Credit UnionFederal | Houston | 3,655 | southernfederalcu.org |
| Common Cents Federal Credit UnionFederal | Beaumont | 3,647 | commoncentscu.com |
| Lubrizol Employees' Credit UnionState-chartered | Deer Park | 3,484 | lzecu.org |
| Beaumont Community Credit UnionState-chartered | Beaumont | 3,407 | bmtccu.com |
| Travis County Credit UnionState-chartered | Austin | 3,400 | tccu.net |
| United Energy Credit UnionState-chartered | Humble | 3,368 | unitedenergycu.com |
| Highway District 21 Federal Credit UnionFederal | Mcallen | 3,352 | highwaydistrict21fcu.com |
| Corner Stone Credit UnionState-chartered | Lancaster | 3,333 | cornerstonecreditunion.net |
| Members Financial Federal Credit UnionFederal | Midland | 3,301 | membersffcu.org |
| Houston Highway Credit UnionState-chartered | Houston | 3,264 | hhcu.org |
| Mid-Tex Federal Credit UnionFederal | Brownwood | 3,197 | mtfcu.org |
| Gulf Shore Federal Credit UnionFederal | Texas City | 3,115 | gulfshorefcu.org |
| Tyler City Employees Credit UnionState-chartered | Tyler | 3,091 | tylercityecu.com |
| Port Arthur Teachers Federal Credit UnionFederal | Port Arthur | 3,065 | patfcu.org |
| Windthorst Federal Credit UnionFederal | Windthorst | 3,058 | windthorstfcu.org |
| Old Ocean Federal Credit UnionFederal | Sweeny | 3,017 | oofcu.org |
| Trinity Valley Teachers Credit UnionState-chartered | Palestine | 2,956 | tvtcu.com |
| Rocket Federal Credit UnionFederal | Mcgregor | 2,933 | rocketfcu.com |
| Keystone Credit UnionState-chartered | Tyler | 2,931 | kscfcu.org |
| Star Financial Credit UnionState-chartered | Corpus Christi | 2,918 | starcu.com |
| Star of Texas Credit UnionState-chartered | Austin | 2,903 | staroftexascu.org |
| Texas Community Federal Credit UnionFederal | Kingsville | 2,880 | texasfcu.org |
| Mesquite Credit UnionState-chartered | Mesquite | 2,873 | mesquitecu.org |
| Met Tran Federal Credit UnionFederal | Houston | 2,854 | metranfcu.com |
| Sacred Heart Parish Hallettsville Federal Credit UnionFederal | Hallettsville | 2,821 | shpcu.org |
| Shared Resources Credit UnionState-chartered | Pasadena | 2,787 | srcu.net |
| Wichita Falls Federal Credit UnionFederal | Wichita Falls | 2,766 | wichitafallsfcu.com |
| Brownfield Federal Credit UnionFederal | Brownfield | 2,750 | brownfieldfcu.com |
| Southern Star Credit UnionState-chartered | Houston | 2,741 | southernstarcu.org |
| City Federal Credit UnionFederal | Amarillo | 2,722 | cityfederalcu.com |
| Aspire Credit UnionState-chartered | Lufkin | 2,636 | aspirecu.org |
| Alcon Employees Federal Credit UnionFederal | Fort Worth | 2,619 | alconefcu.org |
| Liberty County Teachers Federal Credit UnionFederal | Liberty | 2,602 | libertycu.com |
| Nspire Federal Credit UnionFederal | Sinton | 2,562 | nspirefcu.com |
| Germania Credit UnionState-chartered | Brenham | 2,535 | germaniacreditunion.com |
| Trans Texas Southwest Credit UnionState-chartered | San Angelo | 2,516 | transtexas.coop |
| Austin Federal Credit UnionFederal | Austin | 2,498 | austinfcu.com |
| Matagorda County Credit UnionState-chartered | Bay City | 2,460 | matagordaccu.com |
| Mopac Employees Federal Credit UnionFederal | Palestine | 2,429 | mopaccu.com |
| Valwood Park Federal Credit UnionFederal | Carrollton | 2,426 | valwoodparkfcu.com |
| Northeast Panhandle Teachers Federal Credit UnionFederal | Perryton | 2,421 | sites.google.com |
| Port Arthur Community Federal Credit UnionFederal | Port Arthur | 2,355 | pac-fcu.com |
| Neiman Marcus Group Employees Federal Credit UnionFederal | Dallas | 2,314 | theneighborgood.com |
| Golden Triangle Federal Credit UnionFederal | Groves | 2,306 | gtfcu.coop |
| Cowboy Country Federal Credit UnionFederal | Premont | 2,260 | cowboycountryfcu.com |
| Tex Mex Credit UnionState-chartered | Laredo | 2,228 | tmcu.org |
| Ellis County Teachers and Employees Federal Credit UnionFederal | Waxahachie | 2,224 | ectefcu.net |
| Bayou City Federal Credit UnionFederal | Houston | 2,219 | bayoucityfcu.org |
| Northeast Texas Teachers Federal Credit UnionFederal | Paris | 2,168 | nettfcu.com |
| Anderson County Federal Credit UnionFederal | Palestine | 2,125 | ancfcu.com |
| U. S. I. Federal Credit UnionFederal | Deer Park | 2,125 | usifcu.com |
| Lcra Credit UnionState-chartered | Austin | 2,115 | lcracu.org |
| United Credit UnionState-chartered | Tyler | 2,088 | unitedcu.coop |
| Brazos Star Credit UnionState-chartered | College Station | 2,016 | brazosstarcu.com |
| Laredo Fire Department Federal Credit UnionFederal | Laredo | 1,986 | laredofirecreditunion.com |
| Brazos Community Credit UnionState-chartered | Alvin | 1,957 | brazosccu.org |
| Waco Federal Credit UnionFederal | Waco | 1,947 | wacofcu.org |
| Alpine Community Credit UnionState-chartered | Alpine | 1,944 | — |
| Texas People Federal Credit UnionFederal | Fort Worth | 1,927 | fwtpfcu.org |
| Greater Central Texas Federal Credit UnionFederal | Killeen | 1,914 | gctfcu.net |
| Sherwin Federal Credit UnionFederal | Portland | 1,912 | sherwinfcu.org |
| 1st University Credit UnionState-chartered | Waco | 1,904 | culink.net |
| Linkage Credit UnionState-chartered | Waco | 1,903 | linkagecu.com |
| Corpus Christi Postal Employees Credit UnionState-chartered | Corpus Christi | 1,898 | ccpecu.com |
| Txdot Credit UnionState-chartered | Abilene | 1,875 | txdotcu.com |
| Yantis Federal Credit UnionFederal | Yantis | 1,856 | yantisfcu.com |
| Angelina County Teachers Credit UnionState-chartered | Lufkin | 1,848 | actcu.org |
| Amarillo Postal Employees Credit UnionState-chartered | Amarillo | 1,833 | crunion.org |
| Pampa Teachers Federal Credit UnionFederal | Pampa | 1,828 | ptfcu-tx.com |
| Texhillco School Employees Federal Credit UnionFederal | Kerrville | 1,827 | texhillco.org |
| Cherokee County Teachers Federal Credit UnionFederal | Rusk | 1,746 | cctfcu.com |
| Galveston Government Employees Credit UnionState-chartered | Dickinson | 1,742 | ggecu.org |
| Mcmurrey Federal Credit UnionFederal | Tyler | 1,726 | mcmurreyfcu.com |
| Temple-Inland Federal Credit UnionFederal | Diboll | 1,700 | t-ifcu.com |
| Grand Prairie Credit UnionState-chartered | Grand Prairie | 1,692 | gpcreditunion.org |
| Methodist Hospital Employees Federal Credit UnionFederal | Dallas | 1,672 | mhefcu.com |
| Temple Santa Fe Community Credit UnionState-chartered | Temple | 1,672 | tsfccu.com |
| Frio County Federal Credit UnionFederal | Pearsall | 1,668 | — |
| Friona Texas Federal Credit UnionFederal | Friona | 1,655 | frionacu.com |
| Ben E Keith Company Employees Federal Credit UnionFederal | Fort Worth | 1,623 | bekeithfcu.com |
| I.B.E.W. Lu 66 Federal Credit UnionFederal | Pasadena | 1,569 | mycu66.org |
| Oak Cliff Christian Federal Credit UnionFederal | Dallas | 1,564 | occfcu.org |
| Alba-Golden Federal Credit UnionFederal | Alba | 1,562 | albagoldenfederalcu.com |
| Central Texas Teachers Credit UnionState-chartered | Corsicana | 1,533 | cttcu.com |
| Baker Hughes Federal Credit UnionFederal | Houston | 1,457 | cyfairfcu.org |
| Highway District 19 Employees Credit UnionState-chartered | Atlanta | 1,451 | — |
| Dallas U.P. Employees Credit UnionState-chartered | Dallas | 1,447 | dupecu.org |
| Concho Valley Credit UnionState-chartered | San Angelo | 1,425 | conchovalleycu.com |
| Brownsville City Employees Federal Credit UnionFederal | Brownsville | 1,420 | brownsvillecityfcu.com |
| Marshall T & P Employees Federal Credit UnionFederal | Marshall | 1,412 | — |
| Hale County Teachers Federal Credit UnionFederal | Plainview | 1,408 | — |
| Member Preferred Federal Credit UnionFederal | Fort Worth | 1,393 | memberpreferredfcu.com |
| Victoria Teachers Federal Credit UnionFederal | Victoria | 1,391 | myvtfcu.com |
| Odessa Employees Credit UnionState-chartered | Odessa | 1,381 | odessaecu.com |
| Texas Associations of Professionals Federal Credit UnionFederal | San Antonio | 1,362 | tapfcu.coop |
| Mclennan County Employees Federal Credit UnionFederal | Waco | 1,340 | mclennancountyefcu.com |
| Nce Credit UnionState-chartered | Corpus Christi | 1,326 | ncecreditunion.net |
| Reeves County Teachers Credit UnionState-chartered | Pecos | 1,319 | rctcu.com |
| Mount Olive Baptist Church Federal Credit UnionFederal | Arlington | 1,311 | mountolivebc.net |
| First Priority Credit UnionState-chartered | Abilene | 1,292 | firstprioritycu.com |
| Midland Municipal Employees Credit UnionState-chartered | Midland | 1,289 | — |
| Cen Tex Manufacturing Credit UnionState-chartered | Brownwood | 1,279 | centexmfgcu.com |
| Texarkana Terminal Employees Federal Credit UnionFederal | Texarkana | 1,271 | texarkanaterminalfcu.com |
| Pasadena Municipal Federal Credit UnionFederal | Pasadena | 1,252 | — |
| Morris Sheppard Texarkana Federal Credit UnionFederal | Texarkana | 1,251 | mstfcu.org |
| Victoria Federal Credit UnionFederal | Victoria | 1,233 | victoriafcu.org |
| Texstar Federal Credit UnionFederal | Kenedy | 1,223 | texstarfcu.com |
| Covenant Savings Federal Credit UnionFederal | Killeen | 1,203 | mycsfcu.org |
| Local 24 Employees Federal Credit UnionFederal | Pasadena | 1,168 | local24efcu.com |
| Scurry County School Federal Credit UnionFederal | Snyder | 1,163 | scurrycountyschoolfcu.com |
| Employees United Federal Credit UnionFederal | Paris | 1,151 | employeesunited.org |
| P.I.E. Credit UnionState-chartered | Houston | 1,140 | piecu.org |
| Refugio County Federal Credit UnionFederal | Refugio | 1,123 | refugiocountyfcu.com |
| South Texas Regional Federal Credit UnionFederal | Laredo | 1,116 | strfcu.com |
| Vatat Credit UnionState-chartered | Austin | 1,113 | vatatcu.org |
| Fannin County Teachers Federal Credit UnionFederal | Bonham | 1,105 | fanninteachersfcu.com |
| Ila 1351 Federal Credit UnionFederal | La Porte | 1,054 | ila1351fcu.com |
| T & P Longview Federal Credit UnionFederal | Longview | 1,049 | — |
| Ila 28 Federal Credit UnionFederal | Pasadena | 1,044 | — |
| Alamo City Credit UnionState-chartered | San Antonio | 1,007 | alamocitycu.com |
| Faith Cooperative Federal Credit UnionFederal | Dallas | 996 | faithcfcu.com |
| Redeemer Federal Credit UnionFederal | Plano | 988 | redeemerfcu.org |
| Swemp Federal Credit UnionFederal | Texarkana | 985 | swempfcu.org |
| Reed Credit UnionState-chartered | Houston | 968 | reedcreditunion.com |
| Yoakum County Federal Credit UnionFederal | Plains | 942 | — |
| Coastal Bend P O Federal Credit UnionFederal | Victoria | 932 | — |
| Coburn Credit UnionState-chartered | Beaumont | 929 | — |
| Midwestern State University Credit UnionState-chartered | Wichita Falls | 900 | msutexas.edu |
| Cochran County Schools Federal Credit UnionFederal | Morton | 892 | cochrancountyschoolsfcu.com |
| Seagoville Federal Credit UnionFederal | Seagoville | 889 | seagovillefcu.com |
| Victoria City-County Employees Federal Credit UnionFederal | Victoria | 873 | vccefcu.org |
| Port of Houston Credit UnionState-chartered | Houston | 866 | pohcu.com |
| Andrews School Federal Credit UnionFederal | Andrews | 813 | — |
| Farmers Branch City Employees Federal Credit UnionFederal | Farmers Branch | 813 | fbcefcu.virtualcu.net |
| Moore County Schools Federal Credit UnionFederal | Dumas | 813 | moorecountyschoolsfcu.com |
| Sweetwater Regional Federal Credit UnionFederal | Sweetwater | 812 | sweetwatercredit.com |
| Light Commerce Credit UnionState-chartered | Houston | 808 | lightcommercecu.org |
| Belton Federal Credit UnionFederal | Belton | 803 | beltonfcu.com |
| Del Rio S.P. Credit UnionState-chartered | Del Rio | 761 | — |
| Oak Farms Employees Credit UnionState-chartered | Houston | 747 | sites.google.com |
| Seminole Public Schools Federal Credit UnionFederal | Seminole | 744 | seminoleisd.net |
| City of Deer Park Federal Credit UnionFederal | Deer Park | 714 | dpefcu.org |
| Highway District 9 Credit UnionState-chartered | Waco | 712 | hwydist9.com |
| Jackson County Federal Credit UnionFederal | Edna | 710 | jacksoncountyteachers.com |
| Sweetex Credit UnionState-chartered | Longview | 697 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation Serv Federal Credit UnionFederal | Fort Worth | 695 | nrcscreditunion.org |
| S.T.E.C. Federal Credit UnionFederal | Nursery | 686 | — |
| Wharton County Teachers Credit UnionState-chartered | Wharton | 675 | wctcu.org |
| Navarro Credit UnionState-chartered | Corsicana | 671 | — |
| Highway District 2 Credit UnionState-chartered | Fort Worth | 668 | dist2cu.com |
| Port Terminal Federal Credit UnionFederal | Houston | 651 | ptfcu.com |
| Corpus Christi S.P. Credit UnionState-chartered | Corpus Christi | 637 | ccspcu.com |
| Brentwood Baptist Church Federal Credit UnionFederal | Houston | 624 | bbcfcu.org |
| Union Pacific Employees Credit UnionState-chartered | Beaumont | 624 | — |
| Intercorp Credit UnionState-chartered | Amarillo | 609 | intercorpcu.com |
| J.C.T. Federal Credit UnionFederal | Edna | 600 | jacksoncountyteachers.com |
| Houston Belt & Terminal Federal Credit UnionFederal | Humble | 590 | hbtfcu.com |
| Pampa Municipal Credit UnionState-chartered | Pampa | 586 | — |
| Empowerment Community Development Federal Credit UnionFederal | Houston | 583 | ecdfcu.com |
| Skel-Tex Credit UnionState-chartered | Skellytown | 544 | — |
| Lefors Federal Credit UnionFederal | Lefors | 536 | — |
| Longview Federal Credit UnionFederal | White Oak | 508 | longviewfcu.com |
| Thd District 17 Credit UnionState-chartered | Bryan | 495 | — |
| Vidor Teachers Federal Credit UnionFederal | Vidor | 476 | — |
| Sp Trainmen Federal Credit UnionFederal | Houston | 474 | — |
| E M O T Federal Credit UnionFederal | Abilene | 470 | — |
| W T N M Atlantic Federal Credit UnionFederal | Denver City | 469 | — |
| Our Mother of Mercy Parish Houston Federal Credit UnionFederal | Houston | 445 | ourmotherofmercy.net |
| Highway Employees Credit UnionState-chartered | Tyler | 431 | — |
| Plains Federal Credit UnionFederal | Plainview | 423 | plainsfcu.com |
| American Baptist Association Credit UnionState-chartered | Angleton | 391 | abacu.org |
| Jafari No-Interest Credit UnionState-chartered | Houston | 363 | jafaricu.com |
| Federal Employees Credit UnionState-chartered | Texarkana | 351 | — |
| Goodyear San Angelo Federal Credit UnionFederal | San Angelo | 350 | gysafcu.com |
| B. P. S. Federal Credit UnionFederal | Beeville | 335 | — |
| Pear Orchard Federal Credit UnionFederal | Beaumont | 315 | — |
| Salt Employees Federal Credit UnionFederal | Grand Saline | 315 | — |
| St. Luke's Community Federal Credit UnionFederal | Houston | 301 | — |
| Port of Houston Warehouse Federal Credit UnionFederal | Houston | 261 | phwfcu.org |
| Littlefield School Employees Federal Credit UnionFederal | Littlefield | 214 | — |
| Pilgrim Cucc Federal Credit UnionFederal | Houston | 213 | pilgrimchurchhouston.com |
| Musicians Federal Credit UnionFederal | Arlington | 186 | musiciansdfw.org |
| Paris District Credit UnionState-chartered | Paris | 186 | — |
| Texas Lee Federal Credit UnionFederal | Houston | 107 | — |
| Lehrer Interests Credit UnionState-chartered | Garwood | 101 | — |
| Heritage Hub Federal Credit UnionFederal | Houston | 89 | heritagehubfederal.org |
Credit unions in smaller towns of Texas
Other cities and towns in Texas where credit unions are headquartered, and how many there are in each.
- Alba 1
- Alpine 1
- Andrews 1
- Angleton 1
- Atlanta 1
- Bay City 2
- Bedford 1
- Beeville 1
- Belton 1
- Big Spring 3
- Bishop 1
- Bonham 2
- Borger 1
- Brenham 1
- Bridge City 1
- Brownfield 1
- Brownwood 2
- Cleburne 1
- Corsicana 2
- Deer Park 4
- Del Rio 2
- Denver City 1
- Diboll 1
- Dickinson 1
- Dumas 2
- Edna 2
- Farmers Branch 2
- Friona 1
- Gainesville 1
- Garwood 1
- Grand Saline 1
- Greenville 1
- Groves 2
- Hallettsville 1
- Haslet 1
- Hereford 1
- Kenedy 1
- Kermit 1
- Kerrville 2
- Kingsville 1
- La Joya 1
- La Porte 2
- Lamesa 1
- Lancaster 1
- Lefors 1
- Levelland 1
- Liberty 1
- Littlefield 1
- Marshall 1
- Mcgregor 1
- Mexia 1
- Morton 1
- Nederland 1
- Nursery 1
- Palestine 3
- Pampa 3
- Paris 3
- Pearsall 1
- Pecos 1
- Perryton 1
- Plains 1
- Plainview 2
- Port Lavaca 1
- Port Neches 1
- Portland 1
- Premont 1
- Refugio 1
- Rio Grande City 1
- Rockdale 1
- Rusk 2
- Seagoville 1
- Seminole 1
- Sinton 1
- Skellytown 1
- Slaton 1
- Snyder 1
- Sweeny 1
- Sweetwater 1
- Teague 1
- Texas City 2
- Universal City 1
- Vidor 1
- Wharton 2
- White Oak 1
- Windthorst 1
- Yantis 1
Credit unions are listed in the city of their headquarters; many have branches in other cities and accept members from across the state or the country, so members per 100 people is an approximation.