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Marlena Rascon-Renteria, Chief Experience Officer
760-352-1540 x 109
m.rascon@ficu.com
Name Change Announcement
Tuesday, April 1st, 2025
We're changing our name!
Later this year, FICU will change its name and rebrand. We’re thrilled to share this exciting milestone in our journey as a credit union. However, we understand that transitions like this can sometimes raise questions. To make things easier for you... Read More
Do Not Tax My Credit Union
Monday, March 24th, 2025
As not-for-profit financial cooperatives, credit unions take a “people first” approach. That means a focus on serving members instead of chasing profits.
And that’s exactly what makes credit unions the best option for safe and affordable financial services for... Read More
Fall Shred Day
Saturday, November 2nd, 2024
First Imperial Credit Union will be hosting its annual Community Shred Day on Saturday, November 2.
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... Read More
New Branch Coming Soon to La Quinta
Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
First Imperial Credit Union - New Branch in La Quinta Coming Soon!
The La Quinta branch is slated to open by the summer of 2025. The 1,882 square-foot full-service branch will be located at the Komar Desert Center at 79825 Highway 111, Suite B-102. In addition to offering deposit and lo... Read More
Talented team members promote to Branch Manager positions
Friday, August 30th, 2024
(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