601 N. Canal St. Carlsbad, NM 88220 (575) 887-1785 or (575) 887-0098 Routing #: 312276111 info@u1stcommfcu.com | Lobby Hours: M – F: 9am – 5:00pm | Like Us on Facebook
September 30, 2025

Carlsbad, New Mexico – September 2025: BauerFinancial, Inc., the Nation’s Premier Credit Union and Bank Rating Firm, proudly acknowledges that U-1st Community Federal Credit Union, Carlsbad, NM has earned its highest, 5-Star rating. Thismarks the 73rd consecutive quarter that U-1st Community F.C.U. has earned a recommended rating (5-Stars or 4-Stars) from Bauer.This latest rating was assigned in September 2025, based on June 30, 2025 financial data, and signifies that U-1st Community F.C.U. continues to be one of the strongest credit unions in the nation.
“Bauer rates credit unions based on their overall financial condition,” reports Karen Dorway, president of the rating firm, “and has been doing so for over 40 years. Having a common bond or bonds with the membership, the employees of credit unions, like U-1st Community F.C.U., feel a kinship and have a desire to see members grow and thrive,” continues Dorway. “It gives me great pleasure to acknowledge that a credit union that measures its success by the success of its members, does so from such a solid financial foundation.”
Since its inception in 1955, U-1st Community F.C.U. has been an enthusiastic supporter of the people within its field of membership. U-1st Community F.C.U. is a dedicated banking partner and much more. Supporting the member-owners is what it does, and what it has done for 70 years. This credit union wouldn’t have it any other way.
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