KEMBA Celebrates International Credit Union Day

Empower Your Financial Future with a Credit Union™

Celebrate 74 years of International Credit Union Day® at KEMBA Roanoke Federal Credit Union

Salem, Virginia — On Oct. 20, 2022, credit union members around the world will celebrate International Credit Union Day®, an annual event to commemorate the credit union movement’s impact and achievements. This year marks the 74th anniversary. In honor of this special day, KEMBA Roanoke Federal Credit Union invited its members and the entire community to celebrate at their Salem and Lynchburg branch locations. The event included door prizes, food, and fun for our members and the community.

Credit unions are not-for-profit financial cooperatives that provide an effective and viable alternative to for-profit financial institutions for more than 375 million members in 118 countries worldwide. More than 86,000 credit unions exist globally, providing a plethora of financial services for their members, recognized as a force for positive economic and social change. KEMBA Roanoke Federal Credit Union has been serving members since 1935 and with $70 million in assets. KEMBA provides a complete array of deposit accounts including certificates of deposit (CD’s) and IRAs. In addition, we assist our members daily with their lending needs including home equity loans, home equity lines of credit (HELOC), first mortgage loans, auto loans, boat loans, motorcycle loans, RV loans, ATV loans, debt consolidation loans, and VISA Credit Cards.

Since 1948, International Credit Union Day has been celebrated annually on the third Thursday of October. Each year, the international event affords the opportunity to remember credit unions’ proud history and promote awareness of and support for the credit union and financial cooperative difference.

This year’s theme is “Empower Your Financial Future with a Credit Union™.”

There are still 1.4 billion people across the globe who are unbanked. Credit unions truly have the perfect business model to empower their financial future and that is a message we hope our entire global movement will celebrate and promote on Thursday, October 20.

International Credit Union Day is recognized by the World Council of Credit Unions, the global trade association and development platform for credit unions and other financial