Media

Please direct all media inquiries to:
Marlena Rascon-Renteria, Chief Experience Officer
760-352-1540 x 109
m.rascon@ficu.com

(El Centro, CA) – First Imperial Credit Union is proud to announce the recent promotions of Lupita Agbalog and Ashley Lara to Branch Manager positions at the El Centro and Calexico branches, respectively. These promotions highlight our commitment to recognizing and developing talent from withi... Read More

Crowdstrike Response

Friday, July 19th, 2024

First Imperial Credit Union is aware of the Crowdstrike outage that is affecting banking systems worldwide. We have conducted a review of our digital environment including online banking, ATMs, and major internal systems and all are working properly. We want to emphasize that their outage was not... Read More

August Skip A Pay

Tuesday, July 16th, 2024

Get a break from your loan payment this summer with our Skip-a-Pay benefit. Members that qualified for the upcoming August Skip-a-Pay have received a notice in the mail or the eStatement portal via online banking.  Don't have access to online banking? You may also visit any of our... Read More

Imperial Branch temporarily closed

Wednesday, July 10th, 2024

UPDATE 2:30 PM: The Imperial has reopened for in-branch transactions and appointments. ORIGINAL: The Imperial Branch is temporarily closed due to an unexpected issue with our A/C system. The comfort and safety of our members and employees is our top priority, and we are working with our repair se... Read More

Auto Buying and Financing Webinar

Wednesday, March 27th, 2024

Join us for a virtual seminar focusing on Auto Buying and Financing on March 27 at 12 p.m.... Read More

International Credit Union Day

Thursday, October 19th, 2023

FICU joins more than 56,000 credit unions around the world to celebrate the 75th anniversary of International Credit Union (ICU) Day. To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of International Credit Union Day, FICU is hosting a Coloring Contest.  We will be selecting (3) winners—one in each... Read More

Stay Alert Credit Union Impersonation Scam

Thursday, June 15th, 2023

Credit union members must stay alert to the latest attempts by scammers to access personal financial data. We have been informed that some of our members have recently received phone calls from scammers posing as credit union employees. Fraudsters have the ability to spoof phone numbers... Read More

81st Annual Meeting of Members

Wednesday, May 10th, 2023

Join us for the First Imperial Credit Union 81st Annual Meeting of Members on Wednesday, May 10 at 6 p.m. at the El Centro Branch.  During the meeting, the Board of Directors and President/CEO will discuss the state of the credit union, review highlights from 2022 and present FICU’s conso... Read More

Spring Community Shred Day

Saturday, April 29th, 2023

First Imperial Credit Union will be hosting its annual Community Shred Day on April 29.    This is a FREE event and open to the community. Shred Day will take place in the parking lot at the El Centro Branch from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m, or until the truck reaches its capacit... Read More

FICU deposits remain safe and insured

Wednesday, March 15th, 2023

Click here for PDF   Safety and soundness are pillars that are important to First Imperial Credit Union.  In light of recent news regarding bank failures, we want to assure our membership that your funds are safe with us.  We are federally insured by the National Credit Union Ad... Read More