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checking ; loans ; mortgages ; credit cards ; certificates ; insurance ; online banking subsidiaries 1 heritagewest credit union 2 southwest community credit union 3 we promise foundation website chartway.com chartway federal credit union is a credit union headquartered in virginia beach and is chartered and regulated under the authority of the national credit union administration ncua . chartway fcu a not for profit financial institution has been serving members and families since 1959 building a service network that includes more than 50 branches and a full slate of online mobile and telephone banking services including mobile deposit and mobile bill pay . headquartered in virginia beach va the 2 billion credit union proudly serves 180 000 members . heritagewest credit union and southwest community joined the chartway family of credit unions in 2010 and 2011 . for more information visit https www.chartway.com about us https www.heritagewestcu.com about us or https www.southwestfederal.com about us . contents 1 history 2 membership 3 services 4 we promise foundation 5 references 6 external links history edit on september 4 1959 seven civilian workers at the norfolk naval air station each invested 5.00 and incorporated norva n.a.s. federal credit union . in october 1959 the organization that would later become chartway federal credit union was chartered . its field of membership included civilian and military personnel along with their family members . the charter also extended to employees of the credit union and their families . the main purpose of this new credit union was to provide low cost loans and to provide a convenient place for its members to save in a more organized manner . in january 1965 norva n.a.s. reached its first milestone of 1 million in assets and over 3 000 members . in 1969 the credit union had an opportunity to further expand with the passage of government legislation that allowed credit unions to change its charters . members would now be eligible for lifetime membership even if they left the qualifying field of membership . because of this the credit union was able to retain its members and open its membership to retired navy department civilians . in april 1972 the credit union changed its name to the naval air norfolk federal credit union . it also merged with radron credit union to expand its field of membership to include the cape charles air force station and anyone in the military who used either base . in 1977 the credit union moved into what is now its headquarters at 160 newtown road in virginia beach virginia . in march 1983 the credit union changed its name again to naval air federal credit union . in 1996 under the direction of president and ceo ronald l. burniske the credit union became chartway federal credit union . because there were branches in many different states a much broader field of membership and fewer ties to the military the old name no longer seemed appropriate . according to burniske chartway was chosen because it reflected the members who brought us where we are today and it reflected a dynamic new course for all of us . in 2000 chartway introduced its ebranch internet banking which allowed members to manage their accounts online pay their bills online and receive electronic statements . by 2005 chartway reached 1 billion in assets . during the mid 2000s chartway partnered with local supermarket farm fresh food & pharmacy to provide financial services to grocery shoppers . as of 2010 chartway has eighteen full service branches located in farm fresh supermarkets . heritagewest credit union and southwest community credit union joined the chartway family in 2010 . utah central credit union became part of the organization in 2011 and is now recognized as chartway federal credit union . following 31 years of exemplary service ceo ron l. burniske retired in 2015 . membership edit chartway services members in florida north carolina rhode island texas utah and virginia . membership with chartway federal credit union is limited to people who share a common bond or who join its charitable arm the we promise foundation . an individual is eligible to join chartway under the following guidelines he she lives works worships or goes to school in a defined geographic area served by one chartway s branches ; he she is an immediate family member of a chartway member ; he she is an employee or an immediate family member of an employee who works for one of the select employer groups who offer chartway s credit union benefits to employees . services edit chartway federal credit union offers savings accounts checking accounts ira s credit cards loans including home equity auto personal and mortgage certificates of deposits investments insurance eservices and financial counseling . we promise foundation edit we promise foundation type charitable organization founded 2005 headquarters virginia beach virginia united states website http www.wepromisefoundation.org as the charitable arm of the chartway federal credit union family of credit unions the we promise foundation is dedicated to making dreams come true for children facing degenerative life threatening debilitating or chronic illnesses or those facing tremendous hardship . the foundation is a non profit 501 c 3 public charity that provides support to help children with a single goal to put smiles on the faces of children by making their dreams come true . the foundation was launched in 2005 based on the enduring success of chartway s charitable events . since 1999 the credit union s charitable arm has raised more than 8 000 000 to make dreams come true for thousands of children through their partnerships with numerous chapters of the make a wish foundation children s hospital of the king s daughters the roc solid foundation st. mary s home for disabled children toby s dream foundation equi kids surfer s healing families of autistic children in tidewater the front row foundation rock n jock charities the matty fund ability found and other charitable children s groups who share their passion and mission to make a difference . references edit berry carolyn . the story of chartway federal credit union from cigar boxes to data chips . chesapeake va professional printing center 2001 . external links edit chartway federal credit union official website heritagewest credit union official website southwest community credit union official website we promise foundation official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title chartway federal credit union & oldid 735911578 categories credit unions based in virginiacompanies based in virginia beach virginiabanks established in 1959financial serviceshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from june 2016all articles with a promotional tonearticles with topics of unclear notability from june 2016all articles with topics of unclear notabilityarticles needing additional references from june 2016all articles needing additional references 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 23 august 2016 at 22 40 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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