credit union type credit union industry financial services headquarters austin texas number of locations 12 branches area served those who work attend school or own a business in travis williamson bastrop caldwell hays smith or wood county products savings accounts checking accounts consumer loans online banking mobile banking atms website uhcu.org united heritage credit union is a credit union headquartered in austin texas chartered and regulated under the authority of the texas credit union department 1 and federally insured by the national credit union administration . as of 2015 year end united heritage credit union had 866 million in assets and over 57 150 members . 2 contents 1 history 2 branch locations 3 membership and organization 4 employees 5 products and services 6 references history edit united heritage credit union was founded in 1957 as military federal credit union offering loans and savings to military personnel . in 1969 the credit union expanded as bergstrom federal credit union at which time it was able to add more services and increase its membership base . in 1989 the credit union merged with texas hospital association credit union texas national guard credit union and healthcare federal credit union . therefore by 1993 the credit union was able to include hospitals hospital affiliates and select employer groups segs to its growing membership base . in that same year the credit union changed its name to united heritage federal credit union . then in 1997 the credit union switched from a federal charter to a state charter officially changing the name to united heritage credit union . 3 in 2013 united heritage credit union competed in an event called social madness a corporate challenge created and run by american city business journals the charlotte n.c. based parent of the austin business journal . 4 the contest included 48 austin companies at the onset and about 2 000 nationwide . 5 after winning the austin stage of the competition united heritage advanced to the national rounds where it fell to opponent mother of mercy high school in round 4 of the second annual social madness contest . 6 also in 2013 united heritage was named as one of austin s top 5 credit unions by the austin business journal along with the following credit unions 7 university federal credit union ufcu austin telco federal credit union a federal credit union randolph brooks federal credit union united heritage credit union in july 2013 united heritage credit union launched an updated website at uhcu.org . later in 2013 united heritage competed in a site of the year contest organized by kentico cms . sites built on the platform competed against one another in several categories including business services consumer goods e commerce education financial services and more . united heritage competed in the financial services category and received the best financial services site title . the overall title of site of the year 2013 was awarded to the canadian red cross website . 8 in 2015 united heritage credit union made the financial brand s list of top 100 credit unions using social media . 9 that same year the credit union nabbed a spot on the financial brand s list of 25 inspirational & responsive banking website designs . 10 in 2016 the credit union won a number of awards including a cuna diamond award 11 hermes creative award 12 american business award 13 and communicator award 14 for its summer showtime campaign an annual social media contest that gives entrants the chance to win tickets to concerts theme parks and more via entries on facebook instagram twitter and google . branch locations edit throughout the years the credit union opened multiple branch locations . there are now 12 united heritage credit union branches in central texas and tyler texas . 15 in 1988 it opened the north austin location off of mopac expressway . in 1992 it opened its first branch in tyler texas which has since moved to a different location in tyler . the next year in 1993 it opened a branch in georgetown texas . a few years later in 1996 it opened a branch off of manchaca rd in south austin which then received an extensive renovation completed in 2011 . in 2004 the credit union opened its round rock location and opened its cedar park branch in 2006 . 16 in 2008 the credit union opened 3 different locations one in lakeway 17 one in westlake 18 and one off of slaughter lane in southwest austin . 19 then in 2009 the kyle texas location opened . 20 in 2011 the credit union opened a branch in river place a community located west of austin at rm 2222 and rr 620 . 21 membership and organization edit united heritage credit union is a state chartered member owned financial cooperative with branches in the austin area and tyler texas . the credit union also provides business services including checking savings and commercial loans . united heritage credit union is a member of the alliance of austin credit unions 22 and co op financial services and participates as a cu service center . united heritage is currently rated a by the better business bureau bbb . 23 united heritage credit union membership is available to anyone who lives works attends school or has a business located in travis williamson bastrop caldwell hays smith or wood county . membership is also available to family members of current members or anyone who works for an employer on the select employer group list . 24 employees edit united heritage employs over 197 people in the austin and tyler texas areas and has been recognized as a top workplace in austin by the austin american statesman for six consecutive years . 25 products and services edit united heritage credit union offers products and services found in many other financial institutions including savings and checking accounts multiple types of loan products and several investment products as well as online and mobile banking services . united heritage also offers several unique products including instant issue debit cards 26 which are instantly issued debit cards that can be printed in minutes at any full service uhcu branch location . references edit texas credit union department . 2015 annual report . uhcu website . our history . uhcu website . drake sarah . 48 in austin 2 000 nationwide companies that caught social madness . austin business journal . 3 austin social madness winners advance to national stage . austin business journal . uhcu falls to opponent in social madness . austin business journal . austin s top 5 credit unions . austin business journal . site of the year 2013 . kentico . top 100 credit unions using social media . the financial brand . 2015 01 13 . retrieved 2016 05 24 . 25 inspirational & responsive banking website designs . the financial brand . 2015 03 17 . retrieved 2016 05 24 . 2016 diamond awards . www.adque.com . retrieved 2016 05 24 . hermes creative awards . enter.hermesawards.com . retrieved 2016 05 24 . 2016 marketing award winners stevie awards . stevieawards.com . retrieved 2016 05 24 . the communicator awards . www.communicatorawards.com . retrieved 2016 05 24 . united heritage credit union . https www.uhcu.org . retrieved 24 november 2014 . external link in website help united heritage cu expands branch reach in austin . united heritage cu lakeway grand opening a success . united heritage cu opens tenth location . united heritage cu opens eleventh location . central texas business journal sept. 25 2009 . austin business journal . united heritage cu opens much anticipated branch . alliance of austin credit unions . bbb business review . better business bureau . membership eligibility . top workplaces united heritage credit union . austin american statesman . visa enables issuance of unembossed cards in u.s. . business wire . retrieved 22 january 2014 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title united heritage credit union & oldid 730684688 categories credit unions based in texascompanies 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