ACU was founded in 1954 as the Fort Lewis Federal Credit Union. It was initially created to serve civilian federal employees and their families who worked at Fort Lewis (now Joint Base Lewis-McChord). Membership was later expanded to Military and eventually civilians in the region. Our original purpose, which still guides us, was to provide a valuable alternative to commercial banks by operating as a cooperative to the benefit of our members.
We are proud of our military heritage and celebrate the fact that veterans still make up a substantial amount of our membership — and we continue to operate according to core military values of dedication, service, and integrity. Today, civilians as well as active, retired, and reservist members of th