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University Credit Union began as the Boston University Employees' Credit Union, which was founded by a group of Boston University employees May, 1952. It began with 9 volunteers serving on the Credit Union's first Board of Directors. Early Board meetings covered matters ranging from the Credit Union's finances and operational issues to sending greetings and wishes to a Credit Union member in the hospital.
It has since merged with Metro Credit Union.
Since the beginning, Boston University Employees' Credit Union grew from serving the employees of Boston University to serving educational and healthcare institutions and changing its name to University Credit Union. Membership has reached over 10,500 and continues to climb.
University Credit Union has relationships with the following institutions:
University Credit Union is located at 846 Commonwealth Ave. and 710 Albany Street in Boston, Massachusetts.
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