Community Impact
Making the mitten a better place is kinda our thing.
If you’re looking to make a difference in your neighborhood, you’ve come to the right community credit union
When people feel seen, they thrive—and so do the communities around them. That’s why we are collectively investing in breaking down barriers, opening doors, and creating opportunities for everyone in Michigan. From financial education to local grants and partnerships, we’re building more than just better banking—we’re building a community where everyone has a place, a voice, and a path to a brighter, thriving future.
Why?
Because the right thing to do is the only thing to do.
Community Impact News
Feel all the latest feels
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Leveling the Ice: Official Sponsors of UMich Women’s Ice Hockey!
Michigan is known for hockey. But here’s something you might not know—none of our universities have a Division 1 women’s hockey program. We think it’s time that changed.
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The Power of Student Run Credit Unions
Student Run Credit Union members saved $47,782 in 2024! All while learning to Dream Wild™ by saving, spending, and giving.
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$71k Raised at the 2025 Pickleball for Good Fundraiser!
With over $71k raised, it’s safe to say that the Relentless Care Foundation’s second annual Pickleball for Good Fundraiser has been a huge success! Thanks to our sponsors, donors, and pickle-ballers, bringing the community together means bringing housing within reach for more Michiganders!
Key Impact Programs
A membership to more
CFCU membership supports impact programs that help our friends, neighbors, and communities when they need it most.
Youth Financial Education
Helping kids make cents of money
We believe that setting kids up with financial skills from the start is one of the strongest ways to build true, long-term economic prosperity in our communities. That’s why we hustle and grind to offer education programs that make learning about money fun, simple, and relevant—so our kids grow up confident, capable, and ready to take on the world.
Personal Impact
When it matters most
Because we’ve been there, we've launched new pilots to walk with members in the dark moments as well as the light.
Cancer Care Agent
The first program of its kind in the country, we’re working with Cancer Care Advocate Andy Janning to create compassionate and personalized support for those battling cancer.
Steps After Life
Compassionate, expert guidance to help you handle the complexities that come up after losing a loved one.
h-Ope!™ Affordable Housing
The h-Ope!™ Affordable Housing program is our way of breaking down the common barriers that keep people from home ownership. Whether you have rate or down payment concerns, low credit, or even timeline issues—helping you find a place to call your own is what we’re putting first.
Financial Wellness
Get the tools and info you need to get your dreams and your money on the right track. Including free personalized financial counseling, earning while you save with our partners at Debbie, and much more.
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2024 Impact Highlights
What can membership make happen?
Here are just a few of the ways we made a collective difference across Michigan last year. Grab our 2024 Impact Report for the full story!
Roof the Block
Raising the roof on an entire neighborhood
We championed Roof the Block, a partnership with Bargain Block’s Keith and Evan and Brilliant Detroit to replace roofs for long-time residents in Detroit’s Fitzgerald neighborhood. The foundation seeded the project with $50,000 in hopes of replacing 5 roofs. (A dream of Keith and Evan!) But through the power of partnership, our investment leveraged nearly $130k in additional cash and in-kind contributions resulting in 14 new roofs for these amazing neighbors!
Impossible Dreams
Igniting Impossible Dreams
During the Lions' season we ignited 30+ Impossible Dreams for football fans, including rewarding hardworking, beloved Lions' stadium workers with surprise $1000 High Yield Savings Accounts to help them spark their own Impossible Dreams.
Debit Cards for Good
Debit Cards for Good
$120,000 in debit swipes for charity
We pledged to give one cent to local charities for every swipe of our enhanced debit cards. And our members delivered, with nearly 80% total card usage, making those single cents add up to an incredible grand total of $120,000 bucks. All going to great community causes thanks to y’all. Huzzah!
CloseEnuff
Saving members $808,868 in fees!
Last year, we introduced CloseEnuff™ cashflow boosting checking to help our members take back control of their cash. To make it happen, we eliminated balance transfer fees, cut required NSF fees to the minimum, and added a $50 overdraft protection buffer to help members preserve their hard-earned cash. And it worked! In its first year members saved an amazing $808,868 in fees. That’s Enuff savings to buy 306,389 gallons of farm-fresh Michigan milk!
Putting Members First
$31,567,555 vs. $10,281,028
Share dividends paid by us vs. estimated dividends if banked with competitors
In the Cellar
Raising $1,086,336 for kids
In 2024, we joined as a Title Sponsor for “In the Cellar,” a charity event in support of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, to step up and showcase the remarkable impact of the credit union principle of ‘People helping People.’ Together we raised a collective $1,086,336 to address critical gaps in mental health support for kids in the Great Lakes region.
Choose the Bear
Helping 35 survivors make a change
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In 2024, we launched Choose The Bear™ to help survivors of economic abuse pivot their trajectories for the better. Together with First Step of Wayne County, we helped 35 survivors find light in the darkness.
Membership in Action
How you can help
Boosting your personal cashflow AND boosting your community can be one and the same. Here are just a few ways we help you make more of your money.
CloseEnuff™ Checking
What makes CloseEnuff™ cashflow boosting checking so amazing? Not only does it boost your cashflow, but your membership also enables us to support and grow our local communities!
Debit Cards
With every purchase made on your debit card, we'll provide a one-cent donation to your selected local charity. Every single swipe helps to create stronger, more vibrant communities in Michigan!
Give What You Want
Whether you donate, volunteer or partner with the Relentless Care Foundation, our 501(c)(3) charitable organization, your gift helps provide lifechanging grants that support local housing, jobs and mobility across Michigan.
Credit Cards
Choose to redeem your Mastercard® rewards points for the benefit of local charities!
Social Media
Our community goes beyond the branch
Join us on social media to stay in the loop on the latest and greatest community news, info and specials for members!
You are Enuff™
Looking to make your Impossible Dreams possible? Your membership can help make it happen!
*Estimated $$ Members Save by Saving with CFCU" is the difference between the Share Dividends Paid in 2024 by CFCU and the Estimated Dividends if Banked with Competitors in 2024. Competitor rates are based on the average of our local and national competitors by category (Savings, Checking, Money Market, CD) as of 12/31/2024 per Curinos.