Frankenmuth Credit Union was founded in 1964 by employees of the Carling Brewery and Star of the West Milling Company.

[1][2][3] Their original stated purpose was to serve the brewers and millers of the Frankenmuth, Michigan area.

[10] By February 2024, Frankenmuth Credit Union had branches in Bay, Genesee, Huron, Midland,[4] Ogemaw, Saginaw, Sanilac, Shiawassee,[10] and Tuscola counties.

[1][2][11] Frankenmuth Credit Union provides financial services as well as insurance, trust, and investment management to individuals and businesses.

[2][3][4] In February 2024, the credit union was sued, along with Great Lakes Homes, in an eight-count civil lawsuit filed in Saginaw County, Michigan by sixteen plaintiffs from Saginaw, Bay, Midland and Roscommon counties in Michigan.