this article does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message washington state employees credit union type credit union industry financial services founded 1957 headquarters olympia washington usa area served washington state products savings ; checking ; consumer loans ; mortgages ; credit cards ; investments ; online banking ; payday loan alternative total assets 1.5 billionusd 2010 subsidiaries wsecu investment management one washington financial website wsecu.org washington state employees credit union wsecu is a not for profit financial cooperative that is regulated by the national credit union administration ncua a federal agency . the second largest credit union in washington state wsecu is overseen by a nine member volunteer board of directors . these directors are wsecu members who are elected by fellow members . wsecu membership is open to all residents of washington state . contents 1 history 2 statewide presence 3 community involvement 4 youth education 5 the vault 6 new market skills center 7 scholarships 8 references 9 external links history edit wsecu was founded in 1957 by 40 state employees . the charter was initially limited to employees of local no. 443 but expanded in 1958 to include all state employees washington state employees association and the washington federation of state employees and credit union employees . beginning july 1 2013 wsecu became a community chartered credit union . now all residents or those who work worship or attend school in the state of washington are eligible for membership . the credit union experienced steady growth over the next two decades and expanded with four new branches during the 1970s . a merger with lewis county employees credit union in 1984 established another branch with two more added in that decade . in the 1990s five more branches opened including a cooperative branch with twin star credit union . early in the millennial decade the credit union further expanded with two additional branches while surpassing the 1 billion mark . in 2007 a milestone was reached when wsecu celebrated its 50th year of service . in 2009 wsecu opened its third and current headquarters building in downtown olympia . the building was sustainably built and was awarded leeds gold by the u.s. green building council . statewide presence edit wsecu serves members throughout washington state with the heaviest concentration of membership in thurston county . branches are located in chehalis everett lacey lakewood olympia seattle and tumwater in western washington and medical lake pullman spokane and yakima in eastern washington . community involvement edit wsecu is a supporter of the communities it serves providing sponsorships to many local organizations including the hands on children s museum in olympia business week habitat for humanity first place schools and 4 h. member and employee participation is also encouraged for area charities including the ywca food banks school supply drives blood drives and the united way . youth education edit in addition to youth accounts wsecu also provides and supports programs that help prepare young people for a successful financial future . the vault edit the vault is a free financial education tool that wsecu offers to educators and youth leaders . designed for and adaptable to students of middle and high school age this program provides a comprehensive curriculum complete with lesson plans for each section that includes teacher notes class exercises and student assessments . upon request wsecu will also provide a qualified financial instructor to teach the curriculum to students . new market skills center edit the new market skills center nmsc in tumwater is a consortium of high schools in local school districts that offers career and technical vocational training from graphic design to automotive repair . nmsc also boasts the business academy with which wsecu is a partner . in addition to establishing an annual scholarship see below wsecu also has an on campus branch operated by business academy students to give them firsthand training and experience to give them an opportunity to earn a year long paid internship with wsecu . scholarships edit wsecu sponsors two scholarship programs . the bill and jodie brandt scholarship is tied to the new market skills center awarding four scholarships annually to students who have graduated from high schools participating in the skill center s program . this scholarship was established by wsecu in honor of former ceo bill brandt and his late wife jodie both of whom were dedicated to vocational education . the second program is available to any wsecu member who is pursuing higher education and meets the qualifications . annual scholarships are awarded to 27 recipients and are broken into two categories two year community colleges and four year colleges and universities . over 500 000 has been awarded to date . references edit leeds gold certification statewide branch locations external links edit official website wsecu assets and statistics national credit union administration consumer information for wsecu new market skills center retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title washington state employees credit union & oldid 713620300 categories credit unions based in washington state non profit organizations based in olympia washingtonorganizations established in 1957hidden categories articles lacking sources from september 2011all articles lacking sourcespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters 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 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