Membership opportunities are available to employees of the United States Senate, United States Supreme Court, Architect of the Capitol, United States Capitol Police, Government Accountability Office and other Select Employment Groups.
Please check the Select Group list to find out if you are eligible. Employees of these groups are eligible to become members. Whether or not the employees themselves become members, they may extend the membership to their immediate families and households.
Additionally, once a member of the employee's immediate family or household has joined the Credit Union, those family or household members can further extend Credit Union membership to members of their own immediate families and households. For example, an employee's brother may join the Credit Union and extend the membership to his spouse and children.
What does "immediate family member" mean?
"Immediate family member" means spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent, grandchild, stepparent, stepchild, step sibling, and/or adoptive relationship.
What does "household members" mean?
"Household members" are persons in the same residence maintaining a single economic unit.
How do I join USSFCU?
To join, you must meet the eligibility requirements noted above and open a Primary Savings account with a minimum of $5.00. In addition, a $1.00 non-refundable fee maintains a lifetime membership. You can sign up for Credit Union services in person at any branch office, by calling our Call Center or by mail. You can also apply online or download the membership application form online.
I am retired. Can I still join USSFCU?
Yes. If you retired from service at one of the eligible Select Employment Groups, you can still join the USSFCU. If you switched jobs to a company which is not a Select Employment Group before you retired, you are no longer eligible for membership.
How do I sponsor someone to open an account or be a member?
The sponsoring member signs the membership application of the prospective new member, thereby attesting their sponsorship as well as their relationship to the person being sponsored.
Employees of a Select Employment Group (SEGs) may extend the membership to their immediate family or household, whether or not the employee is a member. That sponsored member may in turn sponsor certain specified relatives. See chart below:
