AAFMAA

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American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association
Industry Financial services
Life insurance
GenreNot-for-profit
Founded1879 (1879)
Headquarters,
U.S.
Key people
BG Michael J. Meese, USA, Ret., PhD
President
Mark H. Matsuura
Chief Financial Officer
Kevin Kincaid
Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President for Sales
COL Jerry Quinn (USAR)
Chief Operating Officer
Charlene Wilde
Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Jeff Havener
President, AAFMAA Mortgage Services LLC
Charles B. Betancourt
Chief Operating Officer AAFMAA Property
LTC Steve Mannell, USA, Ret.
President, AAFMAA Wealth Management & Trust
ProductsInsurance, Government Benefits counseling, Wealth Management & Trust services, Mortgages
Total assets Increase2.svg $1.29 billion
Number of employees
150
Website aafmaa.com

American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association (AAFMAA) is a Virginia-based not-for-profit, tax-exempt, member-owned association that provides diversified financial services, including life insurance, investing and trust services, mortgage services, and survivor services to the U.S. Armed Forces communities. [1] At the end of 2019, membership exceeded 85,000 [2]

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AAFMAA was founded in 1879 by a group of Army officers in response to the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn to provide financial assistance to the families of deceased soldiers. [3] [4] AAFMAA has since expanded to offer wealth management, trust, and mortgage services to past and present members of the Armed Forces. [4]

History

AAFMAA was established on January 13, 1879, in response to the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn to provide financial assistance to the families of deceased soldiers. [4] The founding documents of the association were prepared by a committee of Army officers chaired by Brigadier General Roger Jones. [4]

The association was originally called the Army Mutual Aid Association and membership was only open to members of the Army. In 1984, membership expanded to include Air Force officers and the name was changed to Army and Air Force Mutual Aid Association (AAFMAA) in 1987. In 1995, membership expanded to include non-commissioned Officers and, in 2000, membership expanded again to include enlisted ranks. In September 2011, membership expanded to include service members of the Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard. As of 2020, membership includes all members of the United States Armed Forces who are on active duty, retired, guard, reserves, students of the service academies, ROTC cadets, and honorably discharged veterans. To reflect the expansion in membership, the association's name was changed to American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association on June 12, 2013.

AAFMAA is headquartered at Fort Myer, Virginia with additional offices in Reston, Virginia; Fayetteville, North Carolina; and Morrisville, North Carolina. [4]

In 2009, AAFMAA formed AAFMAA Member and Survivor Benefits LLC. [4] As of July 2010, AAFMAA Member and Survivor Benefits provide AAFMAA's grandfathered members and the surviving widows and widowers of deceased AAFMAA members with education and assistance of government and military benefits. [4]

In 2012, AAFMAA formed AAFMAA Wealth Management & Trust LLC (AWM&T) to provide financial planning, investment management, and trust services to members. [4] [5] AAFMAA Wealth Management & Trust LLC is a North Carolina chartered trust company headquartered in Fayetteville, North Carolina with a branch office in Reston, Virginia. [6]

In 2016, AAFMAA formed AAFMAA Mortgages Services LLC (AMS) to provide mortgage products to members. [7] [8] AMS has locations and/or local Military Mortgage Advisors in Morrisville, North Carolina; Fayetteville, North Carolina; Wilmington, North Carolina; Tempe, Arizona; Denver, Colorado; Dallas, Texas; Reston, Virginia; and Virginia Beach, Virginia to provide assistance and services to members. [6]

Lines of business

Life Insurance: AAFMAA's offerings include whole life and term insurance. [9] AAFMAA policies do not include a war clause, terrorist clauses, or aviation clauses or exclusions. [9] In 2019, AAFMAA had over 121,000 policies in force and $25.1 billion insurance in force. [2]

Living Services: Living services include document storage in AAFMAA's digital and physical vaults, personal affairs planning information, including estimates of Social Security, survivor benefits, insurance coverage, and projected college costs, insurance counseling, pre-retirement/separation from service briefings, representation with the Veterans Administration (VA) for claims. [10]

Survivor Assistance Services: Survivor Assistance Services are included with every membership, including payment of AAFMAA death benefit, VA claims initiation, VA claims representation, lifetime individualized benefit notification, Social Security notification, Financial Awareness Service and an annual statement of spouse entitlements. [10]

Wealth Management and Trust Services: AAFMAA Wealth Management & Trust LLC (AWM&T) provides financial planning, investment management, and trust services to members. [5] In 2019, AWM&T had $74 million member assets under management. [2]

AWM&T has offices in Fayetteville, North Carolina and Reston, Virginia and representatives located throughout the country, often near military bases, to provide assistance and services to members. [6]

Financial planning services include assessment of member net worth, cash flow, insurance, education funding, retirement planning, and estate planning. [5] Investment management includes asset allocation, investments monitoring, portfolio repositioning and takes into account risk tolerance, investment restrictions, and investment objectives. [5] An Investment Policy Statement (IPS) is developed for each member at the beginning of the relationship. [5]

Trust services include estate planning support and complete trust services, including acceptance of assignment as trustee, and trust asset management and administration. AWM&T can act as a trustee with most trust types, including revocable living, irrevocable, charitable remainder, charitable lead, testamentary, special needs, irrevocable life insurance, court-appointed, and foundations.

Mortgage Services: AAFMAA Mortgage Services LLC (AMS) provides members with mortgage loans to build, buy or refinance a home. [8] This includes VA loans, FHA, USDA, a proprietary Construction Advantage loan, VA Cash Out Refinance, VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loan (IRRRL), and VA High Balance Loans. [8] In 2020, AMS originated $233 million of residential mortgages. [2]

AMS has locations and/or local Military Mortgage Advisors in Morrisville, North Carolina; Fayetteville, North Carolina; Wilmington, North Carolina; Tempe, Arizona; Denver, Colorado; Dallas, Texas; Reston, Virginia; and Virginia Beach, Virginia to provide assistance and services to members. [6]

AMS is a VA-approved mortgage lender and an Equal Housing Lender.

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