Alliant Credit Union is an American

credit union A credit union is a member-owned nonprofit organization, nonprofit cooperative financial institution. They may offer financial services equivalent to those of commercial banks, such as share accounts (savings accounts), share draft accounts (che ...

headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1935, it ranks among the largest credit unions in the United States, serving over 800,000 members across the nation. Alliant operates solely as an online credit union, and has no physical branches. Initially established as the United Airlines Employees' Credit Union (UAECU) by

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employees in 1935, the institution later adopted the name "Alliant Credit Union" in 2003. Over the years, it broadened its membership scope, extending its services to multiple sponsor organizations and communities around

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. Alliant is a state-chartered credit union regulated by the

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(IDFPR), the

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(CFPB), and the

National Credit Union Administration The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is an American government-backed insurer of Credit unions in the United States, credit unions in the United States, one of two agencies that provide deposit insurance to depositors in U.S. deposi ...

(NCUA).

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