credit union type credit union industry banking founded 1961 1961 headquarters san diego california united states number of locations 30 branch locations area served san diego county california products savings ; checking ; credit cards ; auto loans ; consumer loans ; mortages ; commercial real estate loans ; online banking ; mobile banking services financial services total assets 3 billion 2016 members 200 000 2016 number of employees 500 website www.missionfed.com mission federal credit union is the largest locally owned financial institution based in and exclusively serving san diego county . mission fed 1 is federally insured by the national credit union administration and is an equal housing lender . mission fed is accredited by the better business bureau . contents 1 origin 2 leadership 3 community involvement 4 references origin edit mission fed was founded in 1961 as public schools federal credit union with membership open to those working in the educational community . in 1978 the credit union changed its name to mission federal credit union and in 2003 expanded its membership to include all san diegans . 2 leadership edit debra schwartz president and ceo 3 debra schwartz has been the president and ceo of mission federal credit union since 2008 . prior to mission fed schwartz served in senior executive positions as chief financial officer at first future credit union and as executive vice president at san diego county credit union both san diego based institutions . she also held operational and financial leadership positions at other california financial institutions . schwartz earned a bachelor of science degree magna cum laude from the state university of new york and a master s degree in business administration from the university of southern california marshall school of business . 4 schwartz currently serves on the executive committee as an at large director on the national association of federal credit unions nafcu board of directors . 5 she also serves on the board of directors of the mission federal community foundation 6 the board of autoland and on the governing board of junior achievement san diego and imperial counties . 7 community involvement edit mission fed is well known throughout the san diego community due to their outreach programs and a variety of partnerships with education and other nonprofits across the county . some of mission fed s community partners include junior achievement the san diego zoo & safari park mission federal artwalk 8 and the boys & girls club of greater san diego . they have also worked towards boosting california s flagging financial literacy . 9 this strong focus on giving back through time treasure and talent to the communities where its members live and work contributed to mission fed winning the prestigious honor of 2013 san diego philanthropic corporation of the year award from the association of fundraising professionals afp . 10 references edit mission fed trademark details . justia . retrieved 20 september 2014 . educational community . www.missionfed.com . retrieved 20 september 2014 . debra schwartz . linkedin . retrieved 20 september 2014 . usc marshall alumni association san diego chapter . marshall school of business . retrieved 20 september 2014 . mission fcu s debra schwartz named to nafcu board . national association of federal credit unions . archived from the original on april 12 2014 . retrieved 20 september 2014 . cs1 maint unfit url link apply for grants from mission fed . www.missionfed.com . retrieved 20 september 2014 . board of directors . www.jasandiego.org . retrieved 20 september 2014 . mission federal artwalk website . artwalk san diego . retrieved 23 september 2014 . san diego works to boost california s flagging financial literacy . gobankingrates . retrieved 20 september 2014 . 2014 npd honorees . association of fundraising professionals of manitoba . retrieved 20 september 2014 . this united states bank related article is a stub . you can 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