Tremont Credit Union

Tremont Credit Union is a cooperatively owned, not-for-profit financial institution run for the benefit of its member-owners in the Boston area, including Norfolk and Suffolk counties. It offers the everyday products of a full-service bank: savings and checking accounts, a free checking option that pays members for banking there, auto loans, mortgages, fixed-rate home equity loans and HELOCs, and financing for energy-efficient home improvements.

The credit union began in 1952 as Boston Teachers Federal Credit Union. Membership is based on eligibility, and a select employer group program lets employees of participating organizations join. Members can bank well beyond the local branches through the CO-OP Shared Branch Network, which offers access to more than 5,000 branches nationwide, and can manage accounts through online banking, mobile banking, bill pay and a secure email system for sensitive information.

What to Know

• Its network advertises more than 36,000 access locations across the country.
• Loan applications can be completed online instead of on paper.
• Debit cards are Visa cards, and lost or stolen cards can be frozen through an after-hours phone system.
• Its branches include a Bayside location.