Credit Unions Complete Merger

A year after the two largest Yakima based credit union’s announced they would merge, the job has been completed. The concept of the two credit union’s coming together has been in the works for several years, since both institutions shared members throughout the market.

The merge was voted and approved by members in August 2011. Shortly after, the Solarity name was launched. Management at the Credit Union has been busy evaluating the products and services offered by both institutions to create the best product and servicing offers for the future. In addition, Solarity integrated the data systems of CCU and YVCU during the New Year’s weekend. All members are now on one core processing system, which offers superior features.

Upon completion of the data systems and combination of CCU and YVCU’s product and service line Solarity’s over 45,000 members now have access to eight branch locations from the Kittitas Valley to the Lower Yakima Valley, a state-of-the-art Online Banking product, and highly competitive mortgage and vehicle loan rates. Solarity is one of the top mortgage lenders in Yakima.

Solarity is an active part of the communities it serves. Partnerships include: Junior Achievement of Central Washington, Memorial Hospital Children’s Village Expansion Project, Capital Theatre, KYVE Television, Yakima Greenway, Yakima Bears Baseball, Central WA State Fair, Moxee Hop Festival, Selah Woman to Woman Show, Toppenish 4th of July Rodeo, Special Angels Toy Drive, Central Washington Home Builders Association, Yakima Association of Realtors, and Yakima Visitors and Convention Bureau.