When a small group of San Bernardino County employees got together in 1949 to talk about starting a credit union, the financial needs of the Inland Empire were much simpler. Our first members needed the credit union for small loans to help provide for their growing families and payroll deduction to facilitate basic savings habits. Soon enough, these needs changed and Arrowhead added car loans, home loans and checking accounts to help our members with their day-to-day lives. And so it has continued.
As our membership has grown and evolved, Arrowhead has moved to keep pace. That has meant offering the latest technology to keep our products and services current. That has meant maintaining the highest level of service quality to meet the ever-changing needs of our membership. Ultimately, the original purpose of the credit union has never changed. It is easily summed up in the words of the first mission statement: To be a trusted financial advisor and assist the membership in meeting their financial goals.
Arrowhead has never forgotten our humble beginnings, when the week’s deposits were stored in a shoebox in a county office. But as the membership has increased over the years, we have continually looked for new products and services to help our members build wealth. The Arrowhead family of companies now goes beyond the traditional credit union services by offering additional financial products through these companies:
In over six decades, Arrowhead has expanded from serving just San Bernardino county employees to serving the needs of all the individuals in one of the fastest growing regions in the nation—the Inland Empire, covering San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Arrowhead has always understood that member service means more than helping people improve their financial lives. It means helping the communities we serve become better places to live. We have demonstrated this strong commitment through direct financial support, board and committee leadership and volunteer efforts on behalf of dozens of local organizations. These efforts assist the communities in areas of economic development, education, financial literacy, housing, transportation, health services, and outreach to the underserved.
The reputation of Arrowhead Credit Union has been solidified as a leading financial institution in the Inland Empire, continually recognized as one of the top companies by local business publications. And this has happened primarily by staying focused on the needs of our membership, our role in the community, and our commitment to the future success of both.
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