needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message truliant federal credit union type credit union industry financial institution founded january 1 1952 headquarters winston salem north carolina united states area served carolinas virginia products consumer banking business lending credit cards auto lender auto dealer service insurance mortgage loans home equity loans auto sales app banking wealth management website www.truliantfcu.org truliant federal credit union was founded in 1952 in winston salem north carolina to serve the employees of western electric . first known as radio shops credit union it later became known as at & t family federal credit union . in 1999 it changed its name to truliant federal credit union to more accurately represent its broad based membership . truliant now serves over 190 000 member owners from various communities along with those from more than 1 200 businesses and organizations . today truliant has grown to 30 locations in central north carolina south carolina and virginia by embracing the philosophy of people helping people . contents 1 history 2 role in credit union membership access act h.r. 1151 3 growth plans in charlotte 4 references 5 external links history edit headquarters of truliant federal credit union winston salem nc . truliant is a credit union a not for profit financial institution that provides individuals and small businesses with products services and guidance to reach their life s goals including checking accounts online and app banking auto buying certificates and business financial advisor services and auto and home loans . the mission statement of truliant federal credit union is to enhance its members quality of life and become their preferred financial institution . truliant federal credit union was chartered in 1952 to serve the employees of western electric and was known as radio shops credit union . it began serving about 2 000 members and offered credit union services in winston salem greensboro and burlington . in 1962 the name was changed to north carolina works credit union . membership growth continued and increased to about 14 000 members by the end of the decade . in 1983 the name was changed again to at & t family federal credit union accompanied by growth in services with more mortgage loan services credit cards and checking accounts offered . by 1988 the credit union had 46 000 members . new member financial centers or branches were added in virginia and north carolina and the credit union began growing its presence in charlotte . in the early 1990s new branches were added to accompany membership growth . the credit union launched its first website and began to offer debit cards and online banking services . by 2000 with membership at about 163 000 members truliant continued to expand access to credit union services opening branches in areas of south carolina and virginia . in 2004 victory masonic credit union the oldest historically black credit union in north carolina merged with truliant . 1 in 2007 truliant s victory branch opened in a developing area of downtown winston salem n.c. truliant s victory member financial center in downtown winston salem . in 2005 it passed 1 billion in assets 2 and opened its truliant way headquarters where its administrative offices are located today . in 2008 it opened a second location in greensboro north carolina . 3 truliant continues to innovate in the current decade . in 2010 truliant began implementing new small business administration programs and began offering no cost credit reviews to help members know their complete financial picture . in april 2011 the credit union launched its first mobile banking app for iphone . more recently the credit union began an intensive expansion of credit union services adding a second branch in burlington and a fifth branch forsyth county 4 in 2014 . role in credit union membership access act h.r. 1151 edit at & t family federal played a key role in a court case that ultimately resulted in the 1998 signing into law 5 of the credit union membership access act h.r. 1151 which expanded credit union membership nationally . h.r. 1151 enabled credit unions to expand their charters 6 to include additional occupational groups and community groups people who lived worked worshiped or attended school in the community to have access to credit union membership and benefits . at & t family federal credit union then changed its name in 1999 to truliant federal credit union to reflect this change . growth plans in charlotte edit in 2014 the credit union began adding the first of ten new locations 7 in the charlotte mecklenburg region of north carolina . when the build is complete at the end of 2016 truliant will have 33 member financial centers . truliant has opened new branches 8 in mint hill harrisburg steele creek ballantyne huntersville mallard creek and park road sections of charlotte . truliant is insured by the national credit union administration ncua and is an equal housing lender . references edit 07 staff writer january ; reprints 2004 . victory masonic mutual cu historic black owned community cu merges with truliant fcu in unique arrangement . retrieved 2015 10 31 . craver richard may 12 2005 . truliant federal credit union surpasses 1 billion in assets . . winston salem journal . retrieved 2009 11 16 . truliant federal credit union to open second greensboro location . news & record greensboro north carolina . august 21 2008 . retrieved 2009 11 16 . new truliant branches stretch credit union s reach greensboro triad business journal . triad business journal . retrieved 2015 10 31 . credit unions celebrate congressional victory puget sound business journal . puget sound business journal . retrieved 2015 10 31 . credit union national association a tradition of people helping people anniversary history highlights . cuna anniversary history highlights pdf . stoneham me federal credit union . truliant federal credit union to expand in charlotte charlotte business journal . charlotte business journal . retrieved 2015 10 31 . press releases truliant federal credit union . www.truliantfcu.org . retrieved 2015 10 31 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title truliant federal credit union & oldid 734987849 categories credit unions based in north carolinabanks established in 1952companies based in winston salem north carolinahidden categories articles needing additional references from october 2012all articles needing additional referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parametersnorth carolina articles missing geocoordinate dataall articles needing coordinates navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants 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