Membership

First Trust Credit Union was originally chartered in 1959 as La Porte County School Employees Federal Credit Union. We then grew to include school staff members, health care providers, and other employee groups in seven Indiana counties. In 2009 we became a state chartered community credit union. Click here for the latest First Trust member news and information!

You are eligible to join First Trust Credit Union if you meet any of the following:

  • You live or work in Indiana’s La Porte, Porter, Jasper, Newton, or Pulaski Counties
  • You work for one of our Community Partners in the above counties as well as Starke and White Counties
  • If you have family that are members of the credit union. Family is defined as:
    • Parents
    • Children
    • Spouse
    • Siblings
    • Grandparent
    • Grandchildren
    • Stepparents
    • Stepchildren
    • Stepsiblings
    • Adoptive Relationships

    Contact one of our 5 full-service offices so you can join today, or call 1-800-276-6161.

    Community Partners

    Education

    • Cass Township Schools
    • Duneland School Corp.
    • County Woods Nursery School
    • DeMotte Community Preschool
    • Dewey Township Schools
    • Eastern Pulaski School Corp
    • Frontier Schools
    • Hebron Schools
    • Immanuel Lutheran Schools (Valparaiso)
    • Ivy Tech State College
    • Kouts School
    • La Porte Schools
    • Michigan City Area Schools
    • Montessori Schools of Michigan City
    • Morgan Township Schools
    • North Judson/San Pierre Schools
    • North Newton Schools
    • North White School Corp
    • Oregon-Davis School Corp
    • Porter Township Schools
    • Purdue University North Central
    • Queen of All Saints School
    • Rensselaer Central School Corp
    • South Central Schools
    • St. Paul School
    • St. Stanislaus School
    • Twin Lakes School Corp
    • Union Township Schools
    • Valparaiso Schools
    • Valparaiso University
    • Washington Township Schools
    • West Central School
    • Westville Schools

    Healthcare

    • Alverno Clinical Laboratories/NIMLS
    • Alterra Clare Bridge Cottages
    • Alterra Sterling House
    • Arjun K. Gupta, M.D.
    • Arbors At Michigan City
    • Associates in Surgery
    • Caring Place
    • Crop Fertility Specialists
    • Daniel P. Linert, M.D.
    • Dobson Chiropractic Center
    • Dr. Kevin J. Defries
    • Dr. William J. Misenheimer
    • Fountain View Terrace/Beverly
    • Hillcrest Family Dental Center
    • La Porte County Health Department
    • La Porte Hospital & Health Services
    • Life Care of Michigan City
    • Life Care of Valparaiso
    • Joseph Majka, DDS
    • Pines Village
    • Porter Memorial Health System
    • North Porter County Ambulance
    • St. Anthony Memorial Health Center
    • Swanson Center
    • Transcription Specialists
    • Vale Park Medical Arts Center
    • Valparaiso Medical Arts Center
    • Whispering Pines Health Care Center of Valparaiso Employees and Staff
    • White County Memorial Hospital
    • Woodland Health Care & Surgical Center

    More Community Partner Groups

    • Abacus Printing
    • Alex's Apparel
    • Baptist Children's Home of Valparaiso
    • Barker Woods Enrichment Center
    • BOC/Airco Industrial Gases
    • Brown Mackie Business College
    • Brown Tire Company
    • Carpet Town of Michigan City and La Porte
    • CDC Resources
    • Central States Manufacturing
    • Century 21 Estates
    • City of Monticello
    • City of Rensselaer
    • City of Valparaiso
    • County Cuts
    • Custom Machining Services Inc.
    • Dage MTI
    • DeMotte Police Dept.
    • Department of Water Works, City of Valparaiso
    • Dream Homes
    • Enstrom's Coin and Jewelry
    • ERA Valley Properties, Inc.
    • Family House Restaurant
    • GP Gypsum Corporation
    • Heat Wagons
    • High Hopes Daycare Center
    • Immanuel Lutheran Church (Valparaiso)
    • Indiana Paging Network
    • Jasper County Public Library
    • Johnathan R. O'Hara
    • Judd Pool & Spas
    • Kapers Building Material, Inc.
    • Keener Township Volunteer Fireman
    • La Porte County Library
    • La Porte County PACT
    • Lemans Academy
    • Little Saints Daycare
    • Magnequench
    • Main Street Video, Inc.
    • Marmolijo's Trio
    • Maud's Hallmark & Floral
    • McDonald's Restaurants of La-Porte County
    • Michiana Resources, Inc.
    • Michigan City Public Library
    • Monticello Motors, Inc.
    • Mr. Copy-Rite Employees
    • N. Smith Jewelry
    • National Gypsum
    • News Dispatch
    • On Cue Video
    • Opportunity Enterprises
    • PACT Institute of Justice
    • Park Department of Valparaiso
    • Porter County PACT
    • Porter County Special Ed.
    • Powdertech Employees
    • Quik Stop, Inc.
    • R & S Distributors, Inc.
    • Real Estate Network
    • Rensselaer Iron & Metal Co.
    • Rotadyne Roll Group/Rotation Dynamics
    • Salvation Army of Michigan City Employees
    • Schoops Restaurants
    • Shultz-Lewis Child And Family Service, Inc.
    • Sorrowful Mother Parish
    • St. Iakovos Greek Church of Valparaiso Employees and Members
    • St. Teresa of Avila Church of Valparaiso Employees and Members
    • Stefaniak Realtor
    • Suburban Lanes
    • Task Force Tips, Inc.
    • Tonn and Blank Construction
    • Town of Westville
    • Trinity Lutheran Church of Valparaiso Employees and Members
    • Tysens's Country Grocery
    • Vidette Messenger
    • Von Tobel Lumber
    • WAKE/WLJE
    • WEFM Radio / WMCB Radio
    • West Michigan Computer Co-Op
    • Wheatfield Volunteer Firemen
    • WIMS Radio
    • Wrede & Sons Excavating Inc.
    • Youth Service Bureau
    • Youth Service Bureau of Porter County, Inc.
    • Zook Realty