Our History & Mission

Engage. Educate. Inspire.

We have served Pasadena for over 85 years, and we continue to provide the local community with the best in service, value, and local focus.

Pasadena Federal Credit Union was founded in 1935 by a small group of City of Pasadena employees who wanted a safe, fair place to save and borrow money. Our first "office" was a window in the City Treasurer's office. Although we moved from the tower of Pasadena City Hall in 1980, we remain committed to being the locally-focused financial institution that serves the residents of Pasadena and local communities with rates that are better than the banks and personalized service that continues to receive rave reviews from our members.

For many years, our field of membership was limited to City of Pasadena employees and their families. As an increasing number of local residents became aware of our service and value, we added the employees of the Cities of South Pasadena, San Gabriel and Sierra Madre, as well as more than one hundred companies, non-profits and other locally-focused organizations to our field of membership.

Then in October 2023, Pasadena FCU became community-chartered, expanding our reach from the corners of Covina, Huntington Park, and Glendale. We also completed a merger with Pasadena Service Federal Credit Union in March 2024, bringing together two Pasadena credit unions with a combined legacy of over 150 years. We are so proud of our wide diversity of members, including police officers, firefighters, engineers, artists, business owners, construction workers, teachers, civic leaders, volunteers and so many more people whose combined efforts make this area such a special, unique, and vibrant community!

Pasadena FCU has been named "Best Credit Union" in the San Gabriel Valley by the readers of local newspapers many times over the past decade, including back-to-back years from 2019 through 2024 when we received the "Favorite Credit Union" honor from the readers of the San Gabriel Valley News Group and from the readers of Beacon Media News (Hey SoCal); we also received the "Best of Pasadena" award for credit unions by readers of Pasadena Weekly. In 2024, we won "Favorite Credit Union" in the San Gabriel Valley in the local credit unions category, voted by readers of the Pasadena Star News and The San Gabriel Tribune.

Additionally, Datatrac recognized the value that Pasadena FCU brings to its members by awarding us with their "Great Rate Award" for credit cards, auto loans, certificates, money market accounts, and much more.

We are not-for-profit and locally focused, providing the best in value for local residents and keeping the money here (not sending it to some investment banker on the other side of the country or the world), while staying involved in local community events. Pasadena FCU remains committed to this mission on a daily basis and is the best place for the local community to go for loans, checking and savings accounts, financial wellness, and so much more!