Spire Credit Union
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Falcon Heights, MN | |
Area served |
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Products | Mortgages; Investment services |
Total assets | USD$2.1 billion |
Members | 153,000 |
Website | myspire.com |
Spire Credit Union (stylized SPIRE Credit Union) was a not-for-profit financial cooperative that was founded as the Twin City Co-ops Credit Union in 1934 and changed its name to Spire Credit Union on March 31, 2008.[1] Spire was headquartered in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, served over 153,000 members, and controlled more than $2.1 billion in assets.[2] In 2024, it merged with rival Hiway Credit Union and rebranded as Blaze Credit Union.
History
Spire was created in 1934 by Edgar Archer, an employee of the Midland Cooperative Oil Association. Edgar Archer needed a loan to be able to pay his debts, so he started a credit union. By February 1934, enough of his fellow workers agreed, and seven of them applied for a certificate of the organization. Spire was officially incorporated on March 13, 1934.
Membership
Anyone with a Spire Account becomes a member of the credit union.
Partnerships
Spire Credit Union has multiple active partnerships with many local organizations including the St. Paul Saints (SPIRE Home Run Porch, SPIRE Sun Deck, Official Checking Account), the St. Cloud Rox (Official Checking Account), Ogilvie Raceway (SPIRE Grandstand), and the Minnesota United FC (Official Credit Union).[15]
References
- ^ https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2008/03/31/daily7.html
- ^ "SPIRE CREDIT UNION Financial Reports". www.ibanknet.com. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ "About SPIRE". MySpire.com. Spire Credit Union. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
- ^ "Our Story - SPIRE Federal Credit Union". Spire Federal Credit Union. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
- ^ "GMCU To Merge With SPIRE". Credit Union Journal. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
- ^ "Peoples Community Credit Union Merges/Partners with SPIRE". MySpire. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ^ "Energy Services Federal Credit Union in St. Cloud Merges/Partners with SPIRE". MySpire. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ^ "Members Vote to Merge; CU Will be 'Division' of SPIRE". CUToday. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ Miller, Allison. "DCU in Waseca and Minneapolis merges with SPIRE Credit Union". Southernminn.com. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ "Central Hanna Employees CU Votes to Merge with SPIRE". MySpire. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ "HBI Credit Union votes to merge with SPIRE". CUInsight. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ https://blazecu.com/news/september-2023/hiway-credit-union-members-approve-merger-with-spire?newsid=11
- ^ https://m.startribune.com/spire-and-hiway-are-merging-to-create-minnesotas-fourth-largest-credit-union/600293894/
- ^ https://blazecu.com/news/november-2023/spire-hiway-will-rebrand-as-blaze-credit-union?newsid=10
- ^ "SPIRE Sun Deck Added to CHS Field". Ballpark Digest. 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2021-02-19.