hudson valley federal credit union type credit union industry financial services founded ibm poughkeepsie employees federal credit union poughkeepsie new york 1963 headquarters poughkeepsie new york united states key people mary madden president & ceo total assets 4 billion number of employees 800 as of september 2013 update website hvfcu.org hudson valley federal credit union often shortened to hvfcu is a credit union in the new york counties of dutchess orange ulster and putnam . as of september 2013 update the institution had 277 000 members and approximately 800 employees . it is one of the largest credit unions in the united states . hvfcu offers a wide variety of services including checking accounts savings accounts vehicle loans home equity loans and lines of credit mortgages financial planning through hvfcu financial services property & casualty insurance through hudson valley insurance agency business loans and accounts and visa debit credit and gift cards . hvfcu offers its members access to over 82 000 surcharge free atms nationwide in the allpoint co op presto and sum atm networks . from 2010 2015 it was named one of the best companies to work for in new york . contents 1 history 2 branches 3 subsidiaries 4 references 5 external links history edit in october 1963 a group of ibm employees had a vision to create a financial cooperative for ibm employees and their families in poughkeepsie and fishkill new york . their product line in the beginning was modest consisting of basic savings and consumer loans . by the end of their first year the credit union had 14 member accounts and 172 in assets . the name of the credit union changed a few times over the years and in 1994 the name changed to the present day name of hudson valley federal credit union . at the beginning of 2003 membership requirements were changed to allow those who live work worship volunteer or attend school in dutchess orange or ulster counties to join the credit union . 1 on july 1 2010 hvfcu merged with putnam federal credit union in putnam county new york . as a result of the merger individuals who live work worship volunteer or attend school in putnam county are also eligible to become members of hvfcu . branches edit hvfcu has branches in the following locations arlington beacon brewster carmel fishkill hopewell junction highland hyde park kingston middletown montgomery new windsor newburgh pleasant valley poughkeepsie 159 barnegat rd poughkeepsie 1 civic center plaza . closed as of june 26 2015 2 and wappingers falls hollowbrook . 3 the credit union also has two branches in ibm buildings in poughkeepsie and east fishkill . those branches are accessible to ibm staff only . subsidiaries edit hvfcu financial services provides financial planning services . hudson valley insurance agency provides insurance services . references edit hudson valley federal credit union membership . retrieved 2010 04 12 . https www.hvfcu.org articles civic center branch closing hudson valley federal credit union branches & atms . retrieved 2010 08 30 . external links edit official hudson valley federal credit union website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title hudson valley federal credit union & oldid 720130985 categories credit unions based in new yorkcompanies based in dutchess county new yorkpoughkeepsie new yorkorganizations based in new yorkbanks established in 19631963 establishments in new yorkhidden categories articles containing potentially dated statements from september 2013all articles containing potentially dated statements navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 13 may 2016 at 22 42 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view