Royal Credit Union

History

Royal Credit Union was started in April of 1964 by employees of the Uniroyal Tire company in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. That first year, there were just 100 Royal Credit Union Members between the employees and their families. By November of 1967, Royal had 2,100 Members and surpassed $1 million in assets.

Royal continued to grow, and in November of 1972 Royal began adding employee groups from other companies. 27 new employee groups were added over the next two years. This rapid membership growth led to a community charter, and Royal became a community credit union that anyone who lived in the community could join. By 1975 there were more than 10,000 Members.

Since those humble beginnings in a tire factory, we’ve experienced considerable growth. Today, the Royal Credit Union community encompasses a large part of West Central Wisconsin, Eastern Minnesota, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro in Minnesota. We now have more than 300,000 Members.

The source of our success and growth isn’t hard to find. In fact, you’ll see it on the wall in every office in the form of our core values. At the top of that list is creating a positive impact in the lives we touch, which we put into practice every time we work with our Members. By focusing on these Core Values, we’ve held ourselves to a higher standard year after year and will continue to do so into the future.