jump to navigation search g & f financial group type credit union industry financial services founded 1936 headquarters burnaby british columbia key people jeff shewfelt co ceo william kiss co ceo revenue 46.8 million cad 2011 1 net income 4.5 million cad 2011 1 total assets 1.05 billion cad 2011 1 subsidiaries gulf and fraser insurance services ltd. website www.gffg.com gulf and fraser fishermen s credit union operating as g & f financial group is a member owned financial institution in burnaby british columbia and the tenth largest credit union in british columbia . 2 with a history dating back to 1936 g & f financial group provides banking and a variety of financial services including borrowing investments and financial planning . it is insured by the credit union deposit insurance corporation of british columbia . contents 1 history 2 predecessors 3 community involvement 4 trivia 5 references 6 external links history edit g & f financial group s history extends back to one of the first credit unions in bc common good co operative association located in south burnaby in 1936 . since that time the credit union has gone through a number of mergers and name changes the most significant occurring in 2004 when united savings credit union formerly known as civic employee s credit union united services credit union burnaby savings credit union pioneer credit union and allied savings credit union merged with g & f financial group . the combined entity has 12 branches located in vancouver burnaby new westminster surrey port coquitlam and richmond . the current head office is located in the edmonds area of burnaby . predecessors edit the following is a incomplete list of previous credit unions that form part of g & f financial group s history either through name changes mergers or buyouts north arm fisherman s credit union lower fraser fishermen s credit union common good co operative association pioneer credit union c.e.f.u. 28 credit union civic employees credit union united services credit union mount pleasant credit union burnaby savings credit union allied savings credit union united savings credit union burlington northern credit union sheet metal workers credit union elco credit union bc hydro employees community involvement edit as with most member driven credit unions g & f financial group has a long history of involvement in the communities that they serve . over 930 000.00 was returned to members and the communities that g & f financial group serves in the year 2005 in the form of dividends patronage rebates and charitable donations . 3 4 in addition to financial donations g & f financial group encourages staff involvement within the communities that they operate . on november 2 2011 the south burnaby branch of g & f financial group was the winner of the burnaby board of trade s business excellence community spirit award . the award recognizes local organizations for demonstrating outstanding corporate social responsibility and for the strong support of local non profit organizations and agencies . 5 on october 5 2011 g & f financial group presented sos children s village of british columbia with a contribution cheque for 45 100.00 as proceeds from its charity golf tournament and raffle . the credit union had been in a 3 year partnership with the charity raising over 89 000 for sos bc since 2009 . trivia edit popular grammy nominated singer michael bubl is the son of one of g & f financial group s directors . one of the first credit unions chartered in british columbia through a previous merger with pioneer credit union charter number 003 . references edit a b c g & f financial group 2008 annual report credit unions of bc https www.gffg.com sharedcontent documents pdfs pressrelmar606.pdf a night for burnaby s best burnaby now nov 5 2005 janaya fuller evans . burnaby business excellence award winners announced . burnabynow.com . retrieved 2015 12 27 . external links edit reaching for a billion dollars burnaby now feb 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