Company type | Credit union |
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Industry | Financial services |
Founded | March 13, 1933 |
Headquarters | Vienna, Virginia, United States |
Number of locations | 366 [1] |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Dietrich Kuhlmann (President & CEO) Edward R Cochrane, Jr. (Chairman) |
Products | Checking; consumer loans; mortgages; credit cards; investments; online banking; certificates of deposit (CDs); money marketing account; IRA; ESA |
Total assets | $180.8 Billion USD (September 2024) [1] |
Members | 14,200,000 (November 2024) |
Number of employees | 24,900 |
Subsidiaries | Navy Federal Investment Services (NFIS) (CUSO) |
Website | www |
Navy Federal Credit Union (or Navy Federal) is an American global credit union headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, chartered and regulated under the authority of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). Navy Federal is the largest natural member (or retail) credit union in the United States, both in asset size and in membership. As of November 2024, Navy Federal has US $180.8 billion in assets and has 14.2 million members. [1]
Navy Federal was originally incorporated on 17 January 1933 as the Navy Department Employees' Credit Union of the District of Columbia (NDCU). Only Navy Department employees who were members of the federal employees' labor union and members of their families were eligible to join. The next year, President Roosevelt signed into law the Federal Credit Union Act, which would eventually become the basis of business for the credit union. On July 17, 1947, the credit union was granted a federal charter as a credit union, named Navy Department Employees Federal Credit Union (NDEFCU). It also expanded membership to include all Navy personnel in the Washington, D.C., area, both military and civilian.
In 1954, the credit union changed its charter again to open membership to Navy and Marine Corps officers everywhere, regardless of geographic location, and changed its name to Navy Federal Credit Union. Eventually, membership was opened to enlisted personnel as well. By April 1962, the credit union reached a milestone, becoming the biggest credit union in the world, a distinction which it still holds today. In 1977, the credit union moved into its current headquarters in Vienna, Virginia, eventually undergoing several major expansions of its facility there.
In 2003, the credit union opened its membership further, to include Navy contractors. There have also been several times in the credit union's history that the NCUA has asked Navy Federal to merge with or absorb other credit unions that were experiencing financial or other difficulties. Members of these prior credit unions remained members of Navy Federal after the merger (following the NCUA's policy of "once a member, always a member"). In September 2010, Navy Federal Credit Union announced plans to absorb/merge with USA Fed, stating that joint operations would begin 4 October 2010 under the Navy Federal banner. [2]
In May 2008, Navy Federal Credit Union widened its membership to include the entire Department of Defense, which made eligible all active duty, retired, and reserve Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force personnel, as well as contractor and civilian personnel within the Department of Defense. In March 2013, Navy Federal Credit Union further widened its membership to include all Coast Guard members and employees as well. In 2020, Navy Federal Credit Union also expanded its membership to include Space Force members. [3] In 2014, Navy Federal expanded its Vienna headquarters. As of November 2024, 5,200 employees worked at the Vienna location. [1]
An increase in membership also led to three expansions: one at the credit union's San Diego location in 2010, where Navy Federal has 171 employees; one at the credit union's Pensacola location in 2015, where Navy Federal has 8,750 employees; [1] and one at the Winchester Operations location in 2019 where Navy Federal has 2,500 employees. [4] [1]
As of 2024, Navy Federal is by far the largest credit union in the United States, with total assets nearly three times that of the second-largest US credit union.
($ millions) | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Assets | $96,962.4 | $111,986.1 | $135,664.1 | $153,433.0 | $156,645.1 |
Loans Outstanding | $75,059.2 | $83,919.9 | $91,679.8 | $95,811.3 | $109,985.4 |
Savings, Checking, MMSAs, IRAs | $50,626.6 | $56,733.7 | $81,902.8 | $103,484.3 | $104,372.5 |
Share Certificates | $19,790.9 | $29,299.6 | $29,302.3 | $24,275.2 | $29,062.6 |
Member's Equity | $11,404.7 | $13,763.6 | $14,932.4 | $16,910.2 | $14,168.1 |
Gross Income | $6,818.6 | $7,993.2 | $8,374.0 | $8,271.7 | $9,315.9 |
Non-Interest Expense | $2,844.1 | $3,430.8 | $3,920.8 | $4,515.5 | $4,767.5 |
Dividends | $642.6 | $1,016.4 | $1,123.3 | $829.2 | $885.8 |
Mortgage Loans Serviced | $68,697.7 | $77,307.3 | $80,585.6 | $79,515.7 | $84,277.4 |
Members | 8,232,022 | 8,959,665 | 9,927,166 | 11,133,370 | 12,322,979 |
In 2017, Navy Federal Credit Union settled a class action lawsuit over millions of unwanted phone calls, many of which had gone to individuals who were not credit union members and specifically asked not to be contacted. NFCU settled a similar class action lawsuit in 2020 over unwanted text messages, paying out $9.25 million. [7] [8] In 2021, Navy Federal Credit Union settled another class action lawsuit over a non-sufficient funds fee lawsuit over breached member agreements where over 700,000 members were charged multiple insufficient funds fees. [9]
Navy Federal's field of membership is set by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). As with all federally-chartered credit unions, membership in Navy Federal is limited to individuals sharing the common bond defined in its credit union charter. Membership in Navy Federal is limited to:
Navy Federal is chartered with NCUA as a single-sponsor credit union, with its sponsor being the Department of Defense. Like all credit unions, Navy Federal is governed by a board of volunteers, elected by and from its membership. Navy Federal also has a separate subsidiary, named Navy Federal Investment Services, [10] which operates as a credit union service organization (CUSO). CUSOs were established by NCUA as a way for credit unions to pursue product offerings that would normally be outside of the purview of a credit union.
As of November 2024, the credit union had over 24,900 employees worldwide. [1] Navy Federal, founded in 1933, has never had a layoff, choosing instead to move employees to other departments to avoid layoffs. [11] It was ranked number 37 on the 2024 Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For list, which is produced by the Great Place to Work Institute. [12] They were 95th in 2012, [13] rose to 56th in 2013, [14] 96th in 2014, [15] 72nd in 2015, [16] 44th in 2016, [17] 29th in 2019 [18] 19th in 2020, [19] 59th 2021, [20] 76th in 2022, [21] 53rd in 2023, [22] and 37th in 2024.
On March 1, 2024, Dietrich Kuhlmann was appointed President and CEO of Navy Federal Credit Union, succeeding Mary McDuffie. [23]
Navy Federal operates branches in many U.S. metro areas as well as in some overseas locations, comprising a total of 366 branches worldwide as of November 2024. [1] In addition, members can make transactions through the CO-OP network of more than 30,000 ATMs in the U.S. and Canada without incurring surcharges or fees.
Major banking competitors include Pentagon Federal Credit Union, and USAA.
Navy Federal Credit Union engages in multiple charitable partnerships, including a decades-long relationship with Toys for Tots, [24] dedicated to helping families surrounding the Vienna, Virginia, headquarters, and a partnership with the National Hockey League's Stick Tap for Service Program. [25] Navy Federal has also made multiple disaster relief donations, most recently a $100,000 donation to United Way of West Florida, to assist communities near their Pensacola, Florida offices that were adversely affected by Hurricane Sally in October 2020. [26]
Navy Federal recently donated $100,000 through its Dollars for Doers program which, based on nominations from the credit union’s employees, awards 100 nonprofits with grants. Navy Federal donated to U.S. Vets in November 2021 in honor of Veteran’s Month. [27] During Navy Federal’s annual drive for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation in the 2021 holiday season, members and employees donated over $20,000 and 20,000 toys to families in need. [28]
In 2022, Navy Federal’s members and employees donated over $33,000 and over 22,000 toys to families in need during the Toys for Tots campaigns. [29]
In 2023, the credit union donated more than one million meals to servicemembers, veterans, and their families as a part of its recent military food insecurity campaign, No Plate Left Behind. [30]
Navy Federal Credit Union has received the following awards and honors:
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