Private company
Citizens Equity First Credit Union
Logo: Citizens Equity First Credit Union, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
American credit union
Citizens Equity First Credit Union is a federally insured credit union based in Peoria, Illinois, commonly referred to by its registered trademark, CEFCU. CEFCU was founded in 1937 to serve the employees of Caterpillar Tractor Company. It began as Caterpillar Employees Credit Union (CECU) with a state credit union charter, then switched to a federal credit union charter and the name CEFCU (Caterpillar Employees Federal Credit Union).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryfinancial services1
- HeadquartersPeoria1
- Websitewww.cefcu.com
- Legal formFUND3
- Kind of organizationInvestment fund1
- LEI549300YD7XJM19TH5O823
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusIssued and current3
- Registered address5401 W Everett M Dirksen Pkwy, 61607 Peoria, United States3
- Registered withNational Credit Union Administration, 684483
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Citizens Equity First Credit Union is a federally insured credit union based in Peoria, Illinois, commonly referred to by its registered trademark, CEFCU.2
Timeline
- 1937Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.cefcu.com1
- X (Twitter)x.com/CEFCU1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/CEFCU1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/cefcu_official1
- WikipediaCitizens Equity First Credit Union
- WikidataQ5122692
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- 5Wikimedia CommonsCitizens Equity First Credit Union photo by Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0