The mission of Envision Credit Union is to safeguard and manage effectively the assets entrusted to the Credit Union by its member-owners; to better the economic well-being of our member-owners by delivering convenient, personalized products and services of exceptional value; and to uphold the Credit Union philosophy of people helping people.
Tallahassee Chapter of Credit Unions
Best & Brightest
National Endowment for Financial Education
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On January 14, 1954, 10 Leon County teachers applied to the Comptroller of the State of Florida for a Certificate of Organization so they could organize the Leon County Teachers Credit Union. They all put up $5.00 each to start a new credit union. Twelve days later on January 26, 1954, their application was approved.
For many years, Ms. Lora Lewis, the Treasurer ran the Credit Union out of her desk, in her classroom, at Leon High. Many of her records and change fund were kept in an old cigar box, and she even opened for business on Saturdays from her home!
More than fifty years have passed and their $50.00 have grown to over $175,000,000. What began as a modest attempt to match the savings needs of some members to the borrowing needs of other members has become a full service financial institution serving more than 31,500 members at five financial centers, and around the world via the Internet. That's a long way from Ms. Lewis' kitchen and a cigar box to the World Wide Web. We now have as many "branches" as there are members with personal computers and web enabled cell phones.
Over all these years, the outward, visible part of the Credit Union has changed, but the underlying principles remain the same – a not for profit, not for charity, financial institution providing related services to members at the lowest possible cost. From Leon County Teachers Credit Union to North Florida Education Credit Union to Envision Credit Union, members are still the owners of the Credit Union and it is operated for their mutual benefit.