Desert Financial Credit Union

Desert Financial Credit Union
Company typeCredit union
IndustryFinancial services
Founded1939
HeadquartersPhoenix, Arizona
United States
Number of locations
48 traditional and in-store branches in central Arizona plus e-Branch online
Area served
Arizona
Key people
Jeff Meshey, President & CEO
ServicesSavings; checking; auto loans; mortgage loans; home equity loans; personal loans; mortgages; credit cards; investments; online banking; business loans; wills & trusts; financial planning
Total assets$5.9B USD (June 2020)
Number of employees
1,100
SubsidiariesDesert Financial Services, LLC[1]
Websitewww.desertfinancial.com

Desert Financial Credit Union is a credit union based in Phoenix, Arizona, that operates 47 branches and service centers throughout Coconino, Gila, Maricopa, Pinal, and Yavapai counties and now statewide in Arizona.  Desert Financial remains federally insured by the NCUA (National Credit Union Administration) and in addition will be regulated by the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions, which regulates state chartered credit unions in Arizona.  Desert Financial is the largest credit union in Arizona, managing nearly $8.5 billion in assets as of October 2022.[2][3]

  1. ^ "NCUA Form 5300 (Statement of Financial Condition)". National Credit Union Administration. March 2020. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  2. ^ Passman, Aaron (2018-03-13). "How Desert Financial – and Alice Cooper – rewrote the book on CU ads". Credit Union Journal. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  3. ^ Brown, Dale (2018-08-03). "The list: Largest Phoenix-Area credit unions". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2019-02-12.