Northwest Federal Credit Union

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Northwest Federal Credit Union
FormerlyCIA Federal Credit Union (1947–1955)
Company type Credit union
Industry Financial services
Founded1947
Headquarters Herndon, Virginia, United States
Key people
Jeff Bentley, President & CEO
Products
Subsidiaries NWFCU Foundation
Website nwfcu.org

Northwest Federal Credit Union (NWFCU) is an American credit union based in Herndon, Virginia. The company was founded as CIA Federal Credit Union in 1947 and was renamed in 1955. Northwest has over US$4 billion in assets and is regulated by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), serving more than 279,000 members throughout Northern Virginia and Maryland. [1]

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History

The company began in 1947 as the CIA Federal Credit Union to service civilian employees of the Central Intelligence Agency. Plans for an agency-specific credit union were initially outlined in August, under the CIA's predecessor Central Intelligence Group, and approved on August 12 by Director Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation formally accepted the union's creation on November 19. [2]

Its membership was expanded to include CIA workers in other fields in 1950, while military personnel attached to the agency became eligible six years later. Retired employees were permitted to remain with the credit union in 1970. With the increased scope, the firm was renamed Northwest Federal Credit Union on March 14, 1955, while the headquarters were moved from Washington, D.C., to McLean, Virginia, in 1962. [2] Although the NWFCU continued to cover CIA employees following the name change and its documents can be subject to Freedom of Information Act requests, it is independent from the agency and has rejected CIA inquiries into employee financial information under the Privacy Act of 1974. [3] [4] Northwest's philanthropic arm has maintained a partnership with the Central Intelligence Retirees Association since 2007 to provide scholarships for the children and grandchildren of CIRA members. [5]

In May 2018, Northwest acquired the naming rights for the playing surface at Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge, Virginia, renaming it to Northwest Federal Field at Pfitzner Stadium. [6] Six years later, in August 2024, NWFCU agreed to an eight-year deal with the Washington Commanders to sponsor Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland. [7] [8]

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