Hudson Valley Credit Union (Formerly Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union) is a credit union serving the New York counties of Dutchess, Orange, Ulster, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester, Greene, Columbia, Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Saratoga and Sullivan.
[2] HVCU is one of the largest credit unions in the United States with assets over 7 billion.
[4] The credit union was initiated in October, 1963, by some IBM employees in Poughkeepsie and Fishkill, New York.
Membership requirements were changed to allow those who live, work, worship, volunteer, or attend school in Dutchess, Orange, or Ulster counties to join the credit union as of 2003.
[7] On January 10, 2024, HVCU announced that Catskill Hudson Bank would be merging its 7500 clients, 100 employees, and 11 branches into the credit union, expanding its reach to Sullivan County and the New York State capitol region.