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U-1st Community F.C.U. Starting 2025 with 5-Star Strength

April 18, 2024

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Carlsbad, New Mexico – January 2025: U-1st Community F.C.U., Carlsbad, NM is proud to announce it is starting 2025 with a 5-Star Superior rating from BauerFinancial, the Nation’s Premier Credit Union and Bank Rating Firm. A 5-Star Superior rating indicates that U-1st Community F.C.U. is one of the strongest credit unions in the nation, excelling in areas of capital, loan quality, profitability and more. This marks the 70 th consecutive quarter that U-1st Community F.C.U. has earned a recommended rating (5-Stars or 4-Stars) from Bauer.

“Credit unions exist expressly to serve their members. They are owned and controlled by these same members. These qualities distinguish credit unions, like U-1st Community F.C.U., from other financial institutions”, explains Karen Dorway, president of BauerFinancial. “If you are fortunate enough to be included in U-1st Community F.C.U.’s field of membership, you should be proud to know that, as a 5-Star institution, U-1st Community F.C.U. is at the top of its own financial game,” she continued.

Established in 1955, U-1st Community F.C.U. has been an avid supporter of the people and organizations in its field of membership for 70 years. Friendly and responsive member services are what you should expect from your peers. Credit unions, like U-1st Community F.C.U., wouldn’t have it any other way.

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