Program areas at SMCU
Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union (smcu) has been providing services to its members since 1933. Since its inception, smcu has considered itself an advocate for its members by providing member-centric financial services and financial literacy education at low or no cost.
Members have the same variety of selection on the deposit side of the product line with offerings ranging from basic checking and savings accounts to iras, certificates, money markets and high-yield accounts. Smcu also offers business accounts and investment services that are designed to maintain the member's best interest. As an advocate for its membership, smcu places a high priority on educational resources. As a result, smcu has invested in online applications to help members make decisions related to planning, borrowing, budgeting and protecting their Credit. Life vision and mortgage advisor are two tools offered on personal finances and respectives from home and family finance on car buying, Credit protection and budgeting. For those members who prefer to speak to someone in person, smcu provides free Credit counseling through "balance," a financial fitness program that focuses on money management in addition to identity theft prevention and assistance.
As of december 31, 2023, smcu had 55,314 members. These members participated in 31,075 loan and 105,237 deposit products. Smcu's loan offerings include a wide range of options from standard auto loans, mortgages and lines of Credit, to more segmented products including motorcycles, classic cards, boats, recreational vehicles, and aircraft loans. Smcu has also recently extended its loan products to include business loans to qualified members. All loan products come in a variety of terms to provide payment options that best suit the membership's needs.