We’re a growing, full-service, member-owned, not-for-profit, federally insured financial cooperative for the agricultural community. Our mission is to be a leader in the community while being the primary financial institution of our members.
Our Mission is to be a Leader in the Community, and the Primary Financial Institution of our Members
Greater Community Credit Union is a member-owned, not-for-profit financial cooperative. A cooperative is an association of people who voluntarily join together to meet their common economic, social, or cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise. As a financial cooperative, we share these principles and add a few of our own such as service to members and building financial stability.
Greater Community Credit Union is a growing, full-service, member-owned, not-for-profit, federally insured financial cooperative for the agricultural community with assets of $264 million. Our mission is to be a leader in the community while being the primary financial institution of our members.
The History of Greater Community Credit Union
In 1961, seven pioneers submitted an application to the Minnesota Department of Commerce for a credit union charter. Fifty-five potential members attended the first organizational meeting, including the patrons of Lac Qui Parle Co-op Oil and Farmers Co-op Elevator, as well as their employees. In 1968, the patrons and employees of the Tri-County Cooperative Soybean Association were added to the field of membership. The application increased in 2003 to include the counties of Lac Qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Swift, Chippewa, and Big Stone.
A second branch in Boyd was opened in 2004 to provide community financial service. Finally, in 2009, our Renville branch opened after TruStone Financial (formerly Teacher Federal Credit Union) entered into a formal agreement to sell the building and agricultural loan portfolio to Dawson Co-op Credit Union. The County of Renville was also added to the field of membership at that time. A fourth branch in Fergus Falls was added in 2021, which increased our field of membership to include Otter Tail County.
Thank you, members, for joining us in our efforts to build stronger individuals and stronger communities.