Case study: 5 key characteristics of a successful overdraft solution

Expertise and effective strategies yield valuable results

For more than 100 years, Navigant Credit Union has provided financial services to individuals and families in the Blackstone Valley area of Rhode Island. Incorporated in 1915 as “La Credit Union de Notre Dame de Central Falls,” the financial institution was the state’s first credit union. While the name was changed to Navigant Credit Union more than 80 years later to reflect the ability to serve a larger geographic area, the unwavering mission to improve the financial lives of its members has remained the same.

From humble beginnings, Navigant CU has experienced significant growth. At the end of its first year in operation, the credit union recorded assets of $22,000. Today, with more than $1.9 billion in assets, 80,000 members, and 18 locations throughout Rhode Island, Navigant Credit Union is among the largest credit unions in the state and one of the strongest in the country.

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