Membership
First Trust Credit Union was originally chartered in 1959 as La Porte County School Employees Federal Credit Union. We then grew to include school staff members, health care providers, and other employee groups in seven Indiana counties. In 2009 we became a state chartered community credit union. Click here for the latest First Trust member news and information!
You are eligible to join First Trust Credit Union if you meet any of the following:
- You live or work in Indiana’s La Porte, Porter, Jasper, Newton, or Pulaski Counties
- You work for one of our Community Partners in the above counties as well as Starke and White Counties
- If you have family that are members of the credit union. Family is defined as:
- Parents
- Children
- Spouse
- Siblings
- Grandparent
- Grandchildren
- Stepparents
- Stepchildren
- Stepsiblings
- Adoptive Relationships
Contact one of our 4 full-service offices so you can join today, or call 1-800-276-6161.
Community Partners
Education
- Cass Township Schools
- Duneland School Corp.
- County Woods Nursery School
- DeMotte Community Schools
- Dewey Township Schools
- Porter Township Schools
- Eastern Pulaski School Corp
- Frontier Schools
- Hebron Schools
- Immanuel Lutheran School
- Ivy Tech State College
- Kankakee Valley Schools
- Kouts Schools
- La Porte Schools
- Michigan City Area Schools
- Montessori Schools MC
- Morgan Township Schools
- North Judson/San Pierre Schools
- North Newton Schools
- North White School Corp.
- Oregon-Davis School Corp.
- Porter Township Schools
- Queen of all Saints School
- Rensselaer Central School Corp
- South Central Schools
- St. Paul School
- St. Stanislaus Schools
- Twin Lakes School Corp.
- Union Township Schools
- Valparaiso Schools
- Valparaiso University
- Washington Township Schools
- West Central School
- Westville Schools
Healthcare
- Accelerated Medical
- Alverno Clinical Laboratories/NIMLS
- Alterra Clare Bridge Cottages
- Alterra Brentwood Sterling House
- Arjun K. Gupta, M. D.
- Arbors At Michigan City
- Associates in Surgery
- Caring Place
- Crop Fertility Specialists
- Daniel P. Linert, M.D.
- Dobson Chiropractic Center
- Dr. Kevin J. Defries
- Dr. William J. Misenheimer
- Fountain View Terrace/Beverly
- Hillcrest Family Dental Center
- Home Care Services
- La Porte County Health Department
- La Porte Hospital and Health Services
- Life Care of Michigan City
- Life Care of Valparaiso
- Pines Village
- Porter Memorial Health System
- North Porter County Ambulance
- Rittenhouse Senior Living of Michigan City
- Stark Memorial Hospital /IU LaPorte Hospital
- Franciscan Alliance Health
- Transcription Specialists
- Vale Park Medical Arts Center
- Whispering Pines Health Care Centers of Valparaiso
- Woodland Health Care & Surgical Center
More Community Partner Groups
- Alex’s Apparel
- Baptist Children’s Home Of Valparaiso
- Barker Woods Enrichment Center
- BOC/Airco Industrial Gas
- Brown Mackie College Michigan City
- Brown Tire Company
- Carpet Town of La Porte
- Central States Manufacturing
- Century 21 Estates
- City of Rensselaer
- City of Valparaiso
- Custom Machining Services Inc.
- DAGI
- DeMotte Police Dept.
- Department of Water Works, City of Valpo
- Dream Homes Realty
- Emerson Transmission White and Porter County
- Enstrom’s Coin and Jewelry
- ERA Valley Properties, Inc.
- Family House Restaurant
- GP Gypsum Corporation
- Heat Wagons
- High Hopes Daycare Center
- Indiana Paging Network
- Jasper County Public Library
- Johnathan R. O’Hara
- Kapers Building Material Inc.
- Keener Township Volunteer Fireman
- La Porte County Library
- La Porte County Pact
- Lemans Academy
- Little Saints Daycare
- Magenquench
- Main Street Video, INC.
- Marmolijo’s Trio
- Maud’s Hallmark and Floral
- McDonald’s Restaurants of La Porte County
- Michiana Resources, Inc. (Paladin)
- Michigan City Public Library
- Monticello Motors. Inc.
- Mr. Copy-Rite Employees
- N.Smith Jewelry
- National Gypsum
- News Dispatch
- On Cue
- Opportunity Enterprises
- PACT Institute of Justice
- Park Dept, Of Valparaiso
- Porter County PACT
- Porter County Special Ed.
- Powder Tech Employees
- Quik Stop. Inc.
- R&S Distributors, Inc.
- Real Estate Network
- Rensselaer Iron and Metal Co.
- Rotadyne Roll Group/Rotation Dynamics
- Salvation Army of Michigan City
- Schoops Restaurants
- Shultz-Lewis Child and Family Service Inc.
- Sorrowful Mother Parish
- St. Lakovos Greek Church
- St Teresa of Avila Church
- Sefaniak Realty
- Task Force Tips, Inc.
- Tonn and Blank Construction
- Town of Westville
- Trinity Lutheran Church
- Vidette Messenger
- Tysens Grocery
- Von Tobel Lumber
- WAKE/WLJE
- WEFM RADIO/ WMCB
- West Michigan Computer CO_OP
- Wheatfield Volunteer Fireman
- WIMS Radio
- Wrede & Sons Excavating Inc.
- Youth Service Bureau
- Youth Service Bureau Of Porter County, Inc.
- Zook Realty
Patriot Act
To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account.
What this means for you: When you open an account, we will ask for your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow us to identify you. We may also ask to see your driver’s license or other identifying documents.