1st Community Credit Union

Welcome to 1st Community Credit Union
We’re glad you’re here! We feel strongly that when communities are thriving, we all succeed. 1st CCU puts member service 1st and makes affordable solutions easy.

Who belongs to 1st CCU?
People like you….and your neighbors, friends, teachers, students, local business owners, nurses, farmers, factory workers, and so many more! Our members are united together for a fair source of credit, better rates, and fewer fees. Join us, you’ll fit right in!

Wisconsin outline with the field of membership highlighted Who can join 1st CCU?
Anyone who lives or works in the following 14 counties is eligible to become a member of 1st Community Credit Union. Immediate family members of 1st CCU’s members are also eligible for membership, no matter where they live!

Monroe County
La Crosse County
Trempealeau County
Buffalo County
Eau Claire County
Clark County
Jackson County
Wood County
Juneau County
Adams County
Sauk County
Richland County
Crawford County
Vernon County

How to Join
Fill out a Membership Application(opens in a new window) online, or stop in to one of our convenient locations to fill out a membership application and make a small deposit in a share savings account. Your deposits are called “shares” because you actually own shares in your credit union. That’s all it takes to be eligible for the financial services offered to members of 1st Community Credit Union.*

History of 1st Community Credit Union
In early 1961 a group of individuals met and decided there was a need to provide low cost credit to all persons in the Sparta Community. One of the immediate reasons for organizing this Credit Union was to solve the credit problems of patients and employees of Sparta’s St Mary’s Hospital. To help the Credit Union get a good start and to encourage thrift among the hospital workers, the hospital administration gave each of its 90 employees a $5.00 Credit Union share as a Christmas present in 1961.

In the fall of 1980 the branch office was opened in West Salem with one full time employee. In February of 1981 the name of the Credit Union was changed from Sparta Community Credit Union to 1st Community Credit Union. In 2019 1st Community Credit Union constructed a new branch office in Tomah, which opened in February 2020. We’ve now been serving our communities for over 60 years and have grown to over 14,700 members.