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Credit unions in Alabama: the best and largest of 88, compared

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Credit unions by state, from the federal filings

Alabama: credit unions that match

88

Their members2.49M
Their assets$40.4B
First on this sortRedstone Federal Credit Union
Credit unionAssetsMembersNet worthDelinq.BranchesChecks
Redstone Federal Credit UnionHuntsville$8.59B539K13.86%0.70%463/5
All in Federal Credit UnionDaleville$3.73B214K10.09%1.76%444/5
Southern Energy Credit UnionBirmingham$3.60B91K14.59%0.23%285/5
America's First Federal Credit Union (America's First Financial)Birmingham$2.79B196K12.25%0.77%234/5
Max Credit UnionMontgomery$2.38B133K14.52%0.68%165/5
Alabama Credit UnionTuscaloosa$2.08B153K9.91%0.80%393/5
Alabama One Credit Union (Alabama One Wealth Advisory)Tuscaloosa$1.52B97K9.08%0.85%324/5
Listerhill Credit UnionMuscle Shoals$1.47B92K11.06%0.62%185/5
Avadian Credit UnionHoover$1.43B83K10.31%0.46%194/5
Guardian Credit UnionPrattville$1.27B96K9.46%1.45%174/5

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88 credit unions based in Alabama filed 2.49M members and $40.4B in assets with the National Credit Union Administration for June 30, 2026. Alabama’s largest filers are Redstone Federal Credit Union in Huntsville, with 539K members, and All in Federal Credit Union in Daleville. Almost half the filers sit under $50 million, 44 of 88, and 13 report $1 billion or more, so the state has both ends of the scale. Capital runs high: the combined net worth ratio is 12.66% against 11.42% nationwide. Loans two months late or worse come to 0.92%, close to the national 0.96%. 4 federally insured filers report net worth under the 7% line of the federal capital rule. Loans equal only 66.6% of shares, the 4th lowest ratio. First-lien home loans are only 26.8% of lending, the 10th lowest share. Each reported branch has 4,336 members on average, the 13th lowest load. Offices by city: Birmingham (40), Mobile (37), Tuscaloosa (27), Montgomery (22), out of 154 places in 60 counties. Gone since last year: Alabama River CU ($23M), Montgomery VA FCU ($6.7M). Latest charter: NRS Community Development Federal Credit Union, 1996, with none since 2000. The file does not say who may join any of them, or why a charter stopped filing.

Offices of credit unions based elsewhere

Alabama: all member-service offices

528

Of credit unions based elsewhere29
Number of those credit unions15
Based in the state88
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Two names at the top, and a long small list

Four Alabama filers report a net worth ratio under 7%, so the ratio column deserves a look before you move savings. Same-charter members fell 3.76%, the steepest drop in the country, even as assets rose 4.74%. Small workplace and church charters still make up a good part of the list. 14 carry the minority depository flag.

Highest net worth (over $100 million): Family Security CU, 19.92%. Fewest late loans: Railroad CU, 0.07%. Redstone FCU leads on members, 539K, and branches, 46. Largest member change: Auburn University CU, +7.36%. Next by assets: America's First FCU, Max CU, Alabama CU, Alabama One CU, Listerhill CU, Avadian CU. Smallest: NRS Community Development FCU, North Alabama Papermakers FCU, Federation of Greene County Empl. FCU. Under 7% net worth: Solutions First FCU, Gulf Coast FCU, Red Oak CU, Tuskegee FCU. Minority depository flag: The Bridgeway FCU, Gulf Coast FCU, Federal Employees CU, Fedmont FCU and 10 more. Largest outside presence: Navigator FCU, from MS, 4 offices.

Four Seasons FCU (67.8%) leans most on vehicle loans, ACIPCO FCU (68.0%) on first-lien home loans, Eco CU (7.4%) on cards. Oldest charters: Alabama Postal CU, 1927; Mobile Government Emp. CU, 1928; Chem Family CU, 1928. Baldwin County FCU lost the most members in percentage terms, -18.61%, among those over $10 million.

Rank among the 50 states and DC

Computed from the NCUA Call Report of June 30, 2026 for filers based in each state. Home loans: 1-4 family first lien. Commercial: loans not secured by real estate. A filer named for a share has $50 million or more in loans, or is any filer where none reaches that.
MeasureAlabamaRankAll filers
Vehicle loans, share of loans31.8%25th highest27.5%
First-lien home loans, share of loans26.8%10th lowest36.6%
Credit cards, share of loans3.1%16th highest4.9%
Commercial loans without real estate, share of loans1.2%14th highest0.8%
Loans as a share of shares and deposits66.6%4th lowest
Assets per member$16,23020th lowest
Members per reported branch4,33613th lowest
Members per employee (full- and part-time)35118th lowest
Filers with one branch or none34.1%22nd lowest
Three largest names, share of assets39.4%13th lowest
Fall in filer count over 12 months2.2%18th lowest
Median year a charter opened195514th highest

The largest in Alabama

25 largest of 88, by assets, NCUA Call Report of June 30, 2026. Checks: our own five data checks, not an NCUA rating.
Credit unionCityAssetsMembersNet worthDelinq.BranchesChecks
Redstone Federal Credit UnionHuntsville$8.59B539K13.86%0.70%463/5
All in Federal Credit UnionDaleville$3.73B214K10.09%1.76%444/5
Southern Energy Credit UnionBirmingham$3.60B91K14.59%0.23%285/5
America's First Federal Credit Union (America's First Financial)Birmingham$2.79B196K12.25%0.77%234/5
Max Credit UnionMontgomery$2.38B133K14.52%0.68%165/5
Alabama Credit UnionTuscaloosa$2.08B153K9.91%0.80%393/5
Alabama One Credit Union (Alabama One Wealth Advisory)Tuscaloosa$1.52B97K9.08%0.85%324/5
Listerhill Credit UnionMuscle Shoals$1.47B92K11.06%0.62%185/5
Avadian Credit UnionHoover$1.43B83K10.31%0.46%194/5
Guardian Credit UnionPrattville$1.27B96K9.46%1.45%174/5
Five Star Credit UnionDothan$1.26B69K13.82%1.50%264/5
Family Savings Credit UnionRainbow City$1.18B79K8.86%1.03%184/5
Family Security Credit UnionDecatur$1.09B89K19.92%0.61%235/5
Legacy Community Federal Credit UnionBirmingham$727M39K13.28%1.64%114/5
Emblem Credit UnionGadsden$628M30K11.29%0.63%74/5
Winsouth Credit UnionGadsden$479M34K10.41%0.65%94/5
Alabama State Employees Credit Union (ASE Credit Union)Montgomery$471M39K12.01%0.31%94/5
AOD Federal Credit UnionOxford$467M38K16.36%0.53%65/5
TVA Community Credit UnionMuscle Shoals$429M20K18.38%0.32%115/5
Coosa Pines Federal Credit UnionChildersburg$421M26K16.20%0.87%54/5
New Horizons Credit UnionMobile$304M24K10.81%0.37%85/5
Auburn University Credit UnionAuburn$268M19K9.77%0.59%35/5
Mutual Savings Credit UnionHoover$243M19K9.06%0.19%74/5
Fort McClellan Credit UnionAnniston$224M15K12.73%1.17%64/5
Alatrust Credit UnionHoover$224M13K13.97%1.72%64/5

Offices run from other states

15 credit unions based elsewhere report 29 member-service offices in Alabama; the largest presences are shown.
Credit unionBased inOffices hereTotal assetsNet worth
Navigator Federal Credit UnionMS4$407M17.98%
Penair Credit UnionFL4$2.82B11.48%
Hope Federal Credit UnionMS3$881M16.18%
Gulf Winds Credit UnionFL3$1.36B9.90%
Navy Federal Credit UnionVA2$204.4B11.65%
Keesler Federal Credit UnionMS2$5.30B12.81%
CommunityAmerica Federal Credit UnionKS2$9.02B9.94%
Nucor Employee's Credit UnionSC2$68M19.74%
Tyndall Federal Credit UnionFL1$1.92B13.61%
Kinetic Federal Credit UnionGA1$665M14.08%
Honda Federal Credit UnionCA1$1.20B9.29%
MTC Federal Credit UnionSC1$303M12.73%

In figures

State column: every filer based in Alabama, whether federally insured or not.
MeasureAlabamaFederally insured, US
Credit unions884,214
Members2.49M146.11M
Assets$40.4B$2.50T
Net worth ratio12.66%11.42%
Delinquency0.92%0.96%
Same-charter members, 12 months-3.76%n/a
Same-charter assets, 12 months+4.74%n/a
Filers a year earlier90n/a
Federal charters392,649
State charters491,650
Minority depository flag14454

Who can join

We read these rules on the credit union’s own page. Redstone Federal Credit Union: Immediate family or household of a member, military in eligible counties, government employees and contractors, partner organizations, or joining the AUSA Redstone-Huntsville chapter. (redfcu.org/join, read on November 2, 2026) For every other name on this list, membership is not verified: confirm with the credit union. How to join sets out the steps.

Questions people ask

What is the largest credit union in Alabama?

Redstone FCU, in Huntsville: $8.59B, 539K members, 13.86% net worth on June 30, 2026. After it: All in FCU of Daleville ($3.73B), Southern Energy CU of Birmingham ($3.60B), America's First FCU of Birmingham ($2.79B), Max CU of Montgomery ($2.38B), Alabama CU of Tuscaloosa ($2.08B), Alabama One CU of Tuscaloosa ($1.52B), Listerhill CU of Muscle Shoals ($1.47B). Top three: 39.4% of assets.

Which Alabama credit union has the fewest late loans?

Railroad CU, 0.07%, among filers over $100 million at 7% net worth or better. Next: Mutual Savings CU (0.19%), Valley CU (0.20%), ACIPCO FCU (0.21%), Southern Energy CU (0.23%), Alabama State Employees CU (0.31%), TVA Community CU (0.32%), New Horizons CU (0.37%), Alabama Central CU (0.44%), Avadian CU (0.46%), AOD FCU (0.53%), Auburn University CU (0.59%). Most: Naheola CU, 1.97%.

Which Alabama credit unions report the lowest net worth ratio?

4 federally insured under 7%. Lowest: Solutions First FCU (1.93%), Tuskegee FCU (4.23%), Red Oak CU (5.84%), Gulf Coast FCU (5.93%), NRS Community Development FCU (7.10%), North Alabama Educators CU (8.04%), Four Seasons FCU (8.64%), Family Savings CU (8.86%), WCU CU (9.00%), Mutual Savings CU (9.06%), Alabama One CU (9.08%), Sixth Avenue Baptist FCU (9.37%), Guardian CU (9.46%). Highest: Demopolis FCU, 54.89%.

Where are the credit union offices in Alabama?

528 member-service offices: Birmingham 40, Mobile 37, Tuscaloosa 27, Montgomery 22. From other states: Navigator FCU (MS) 4, Penair CU (FL) 4, Hope FCU (MS) 3, Gulf Winds CU (FL) 3, Navy FCU (VA) 2, Keesler FCU (MS) 2. Branches in all at the largest: Redstone FCU 46, All in FCU 44, Southern Energy CU 28, America's First FCU 23.

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