New CU Offices Opening from Delaware to California

Texas Dow Employees Credit Union of Sugar Land, Texas broke ground Tuesday on a new branch in Lake Jackson, while a dozen others also announced new branches or other offices in recent weeks.

TDECU, which had $4.8 billion in assets and 387,149 members as of March 31, was founded in 1955 in Lake Jackson, 55 miles south of downtown Houston. The new building will include a 6,000-square-foot financial center, eight drive-thru bays and a drive-up ATM.

TDECU President/CEO Isaac Johnson said the location was selected to support recent renovations by the city designed to make downtown Lake Jackson a vibrant and walkable destination for residents and visitors. Once the new flagship member center is complete, the credit union will donate the current Lake Jackson building to the city for use as a public space.

“With today’s groundbreaking, we are planting seeds for a brighter future for the Brazoria County community,” Johnson said. “This is not just about meeting the needs of our members today, but about laying down the groundwork for the prosperity of future generations. Each phase of our growth allows us to offer more protection and services to our members.”

Soarion Credit Union of San Antonio, Texas ($652.5 million in assets, 54,874 members) held an opening ceremony Wednesday for its new branch at 2538 Marshall Rd. in northern San Antonio. The Marshall Road Financial Center is the fifth financial center in the San Antonio area for the credit union, which changed its name April 2 from Air Force Federal Credit Union.

President/CEO Ryan Ross said the branch’s design reflects the credit union’s goal “to continuously find innovative ways to better serve our members so that they can achieve their financial success.”

“Our new Marshall Road Financial Center, with its sleek design and modern features, will be the blueprint for our future financial centers as we continue to grow and expand,” Ross said.

Next year Soarion plans to open its new headquarters and financial center in downtown San Antonio.

Other office openings since April include:

• VyStar Credit Union of Jacksonville, Fla. ($14.8 billion in assets, 977,357 members) announced Thursday it has opened its third branch in Tallahassee. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Tallahassee Capital Circle branch will be held June 11.
• Alabama One Credit Union of Tuscaloosa ($1.2 billion in assets, 91,508 members) held a grand opening Tuesday for its new branch in Demopolis, Ala., 60 miles south of Tuscaloosa.
• Travis Credit Union of Vacaville, Calif. ($5.1 billion in assets, 253,018 members) held an opening celebration May 14 for its new branch at 3500 Hillcrest Ave. in Antioch, Calif. The branch is the credit union’s first expansion in several years.
• Truliant Federal Credit Union of Winston Salem, N.C. ($5.6 billion in assets, 339,959 members) opened a new branch May 1 in Greer, its fourth in South Carolina.
• Educational Systems Federal Credit Union of Greenbelt, Md. ($1.3 billion in assets, 87840 members) held a grand opening ceremony May 1 for its new branch in Lexington Park, 70 miles southeast of Greenbelt, which is just outside Washington, D.C.
• OnPath Federal Credit Union of Metairie, La. ($632.2 million in assets, 54,224 members) announced plans April 30 to open a branch in Kenner, La. in the first quarter of 2025, its first in northwest Jefferson Parish and first with a bilingual staff. “We believe that opening a branch in the heart of Kenner represents a natural step forward in expanding banking accessibility for our growing number of Hispanic members and communities, while also granting all members greater fee-free access to funds,” President/CEO Jared Freeman said.
• Excite Credit Union of San Jose, Calif. ($687.6 million in assets, 46,326 members) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 26 for its new branch on Bernal Road in San Jose. It is the fourth Excite branch in San Jose, and is located in the same building as their California headquarters.
• Del-One Federal Credit Union of Dover, Del. ($706.1 million in assets, 82,592 members) held an opening ceremony April 13 at its new loan production office at 4708 Kirkwood Highway, between Wilmington and Newark, Del.
• North Island Credit Union, a division of California Credit Union of Glendale ($4.9 billion in assets, 193,851 members), on April 12 celebrated the opening of a new branch in Escondido, its 11th branch in the San Diego area.
• Financial Plus Credit Union of Flint, Mich. ($1.4 billion in assets, 82,281 members) opened its new branch at 6530 Pierson Road in Flushing, Mich., April 1. It worked with NBS Commercial Interiors of Troy, Mich., on the branch design.
• Telco Triad Community Credit Union of Sioux City, Iowa ($146.7 million in assets, 15,715 members) held an opening celebration April 26 for its new main office at 3098 Floyd Blvd in Sioux City.

Telco Triad’s new 18,500 square-foot building has two floors and a finished basement.

“We outgrew our previous location – we didn’t have any room for staff training or meetings, and we had to have them in the lobby when we were closed,” President/’CEO Andrew Barriger said.

“At our new building we now have a training facility and conference rooms dedicated to having these important meetings and trainings, plus we can hold community or member training events,” Barriger said.