IN SEPTEMBER OF 1961, 67 DETERMINED VOLUNTEERS JOINED TOGETHER AND STARTED OUR CREDIT UNION WITH $3,785 DOLLARS. THEY HAD A MISSION TO HELP THEIR FRIENDS AND COMMUNITY. THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THEIR EFFORTS WAS THE VISION OF A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR OUR PEOPLE. HENCE, THE NAME "FUTURE" CREDIT UNION.

BY THE END OF THAT YEAR THE FIGURE STOOD AT $33,679 DOLLARS. FROM THESE FUNDS $29,500 DOLLARS WERE LOANED OUT TO THE MEMBERSHIP. A SECOND CREDIT UNION BRANCH OFFICE WAS OPENED IN HAMTRAMCK LESS THAN TWO MONTHS LATER IN NOVEMBER OF 1961. BY THE END OF THAT YEAR MEMBERSHIP GREW TO 152 AND TOTAL ASSETS WERE AT $34,297.

IN 1967 OUR CREDIT UNION PURCHASED ITS FIRST BUILDING RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL TEMPLE ON MARTIN. BY THE END OF THAT YEAR MEMBERSHIP HAD GROWN TO 979 AND ASSETS WERE $1,150,901.

IN 1979 THE WARREN BRANCH WAS OPENED AT THE UKRAINIAN CULTURAL CENTER, THIS BRANCH BECAME THE MAIN OFFICE. MEMBERSHIP HAD GROWN TO 2,196 AND ASSETS HAD GROWN TO $4,182,468.

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT IN 1989 WAS THE CONSTRUCTION OF OUR MAGNIFICENT NEW BUILDING WITH DRIVE UP WINDOW. ASSETS GREW TO $19,390,645, 7.57% OVER 1988.

IN 1999, THE 38TH YEAR OF UKRAINIAN FUTURE CREDIT UNION OUR MEMBERSHIP GREW TO 4004 AND ASSETS AT THE END OF THE YEAR WERE $50,067,766.

IN THIS YEAR WE EXPANDED OUR DRIVE THRU AND OFFERED OUR MEMBERS A NO CHARGE ATM MACHINE. IN THIS YEAR, 2006, WE WILL BE CELEBRATING OUR 45TH ANNIVERSARY. BEGINNING THE YEAR WITH A TOTAL MEMBERSHIP OF 5,727 AND ASSETS OF$78,290,462.

WE HAVE EXPANDED OUR SERVICES TO OUR MEMBERS AS A FULL SERVICE CREDIT UNION. EVERYTHING FROM A TO Z INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:

ATM CARDS

VISA CREDITCARDS

DEBIT CARDS

IRA ACCOUNTS

ROTH IRA

CERTIFICATES MARKET INDEX

CERTIFICATES INTERNETBILL PAYOR

CHECKING AUTOMATIC BILL PAYMENT

WIRE TRANSFERS

MORTGAGES

BUSINESS LOANS

DRIVE UP ATM

HOME BANKING

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGES

FULL SERVICE LOAN DEPARTMENT

COMING SOON PLATINUM PREFERRED VISA AND PLATINUM PREFERRED HOME EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT CARDS.