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As a community-based credit union, Valley Strong is able to offer benefits traditional banks cannot and will not. With lower interest rates, free online banking, no hidden fees, and your money invested right here in the Valley — the big banks simply cannot compete!
Required Product for Membership
Regular Shares (Everyday Savings) Account
Do not worry any one of our Locations have trained officers to help assist you in person or over the phone!
Here are a few documents used to open an account here.
Required Items for opening new accounts
Forms of ID must be from different issuing agencies.
One or more of the following documents can be used.
Please provide 2 forms of ID from the list below for all signers.
- Government-issued photo ID or driver's license
- Matrícula Consular Card
- Social Security Card
- Credit or Debit Card
- Passport
- Birth Certificate (Applies to Minors Only)
Additional documentation may be required
Membership Eligibility
You are eligible to open an account at Valley Strong Credit Union through any one of the following qualifiers:
- Any person who lives, works, worships or attends school in the following counties: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Solano, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Stanislaus, or Tulare.
- Businesses and other legal entities located in the following counties: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Solano, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Stanislaus, or Tulare.
- Any immediate family¹ or household² member of an individual eligible to open an account or currently an account holder at Valley Strong Credit Union.
- All members of the Financial Fitness Association are eligible to open an account. To learn more about our partnership with FFA, click here.
¹Immediate family includes: spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent, grandchild, stepparents, stepchildren, stepsibling and adoptive relationships.
²Household members are considered to be individuals who live in the same household or family unit.