In June 1960 a small group of town employees held the first organizational meeting for the West Springfield Municipal Employees Federal Credit Union. They applied for and were granted a charter by the National Credit Union Administration. The field of membership was all employees of the Town of West Springfield, employees of the credit union, members of the immediate families and organizations of such persons.
| The following officers were elected: |
| Elizabeth Sullivan |
President |
| Thomas J. Leahy Jr. |
Vice President |
| John Crean, Jr. |
Treasurer |
| Joseph F. Watts |
Secretary |
| Robert J. Thomas |
Chairman of Promotion & Education |
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| The following limits were voted on at this meeting: |
| Individual Accounts |
$1,000.00 |
| Joint Accounts |
$2,000.00 |
| Organizational Accounts |
$3,000.00 |
| Unsecured Loans |
$100.00 |
| Secured Loans |
$200.00 |
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The Credit Union was operated out of one of the offices in the Town Hall on Park Street. When the Town Hall was moved to 26 Central Street the Credit Union was given office space on the second floor.
By the end of the first year the Credit Union had 316 members, with a total of $33,350.00 in share balances and loans outstanding of $33,212.00. In July 1968 the field of membership was changed to include employees of the Massachusetts Welfare Department who worked in West Springfield and employees of the West Springfield Post office.
In 2002 the Board of Directors realized that the Credit Union had outgrown the space in the Town Hall. After much discussion it was decided that we should look into getting our own building. The building at 58 Union Street was purchased in the summer of 2002. The building was completly renovated. The West Springfield Municipal Employees Federal Credit Union moved into their current office in January 2003.
In October 2003 the Credit Union applied to the National Credit Union Administration for a change to their existing charter. The request was granted to change to a community charter. The field of membership was changed to persons who live, work, worship, or attend school in and businesses and other legal entities located in the Town of West Springfield. Immediate family members are also included in the field of membership. A request was also granted to change the name of the credit union from West Springfield Municipal Employees Federal Credit Union to the current name of West Springfield Federal Credit Union.
| The current Volunteers and Staff are: |
| Thomas McNulty |
President |
| Chief David Barkman |
Vice President |
| John A Ferrarini |
Treasurer |
| Timothy Herlihy |
Secretary |
| Dennis Miles |
Board member |
| Thomas Cummings |
Board member |
| John Flaherty |
Board member |
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| Supervisory Committee |
| Raymond Spear |
Chairman |
| Carole Fulvi |
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| Nancy Manchino |
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| Gay Morris |
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| Antonette Blythe |
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| Staff |
| Jacqueline Madden |
Manager |
| Ann Manchino |
Assistant Manager |
| Nina Castonguay |
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| Lisa Jasko |
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| Bonnie Danforth |
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| Linda Lamothe |
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| Susan Pagliaro |
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How to join
To become a member of the West Springfield FCU, one must belong to aforementioned field of membership, an application for membership must be completed, and a minimum (savings) share deposit of $5.00.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call the Credit Union office staff at 413-733-6108 during normal office hours.
We look forward to assisting you and meeting your financial needs!
Important information about procedures for opening a new account
To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account.
What this means for you
When you open an account, we will ask for your names, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow us to identify you. We will also ask to see your driver’s license or other identifying documents.
