American Heritage Credit Union’s President & CEO, Bruce K. Foulke, celebrates 40 years at credit union
PHILADELPHIA, PA (February 25, 2019) — American Heritage Credit Union’s (American Heritage) President & CEO, Bruce K. Foulke, celebrated his 40th Anniversary at the company this month. Today, American Heritage has more than $2.4 billion in assets and serves more than 185,000 members through 35 branches.
Under Bruce’s leadership, American Heritage has grown to be one of the top 100 credit unions in the United States by members, and has recently been recognized as the #1 credit union in Pennsylvania by Forbes. Additionally, American Heritage is consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work and Top Credit Union by regional business journals and chambers of commerce. He was recently named a Top CEO in New Jersey by South Jersey Biz.
“When Bruce first arrived at our credit union, we were known as Budd Workers Federal Credit Union, with one location, $4 million dollars in assets and 4,000 members,” states American Heritage Chairperson, Cecilia B. Grady. “With Bruce leading the way, we have grown to be one of the largest and most respected financial institutions in our region. On behalf of the board, we are very proud of Bruce’s stewardship.”
In 2016, Bruce was elected as Treasurer of the World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) during its World Credit Union Conference Annual General Meeting in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He has served as a WOCCU United States delegate since 2012.
Bruce was a Director of the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association from 1986 to 2005 and served as Chairman in 1999-2001. He also served as Vice Chairman and Treasurer of the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association, Treasurer of PACUL Services, and Chairman of the Budget, Project Moonshot, Personnel and Annual Meeting Committees.
In addition to his other credit union related activities, Bruce also founded and serves as Chairman of the Kids-N-Hope Foundation, a charitable organization which raises funds to provides support for Child Life Services, specifically, Musical Therapy at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and other local hospitals within American Heritage’s Workplace Partner Program. To date, the Foundation has raised more than $1.6 million dollars through its fundraising efforts.
American Heritage Credit Union’s (American Heritage) President & CEO, Bruce K. Foulke, celebrated his 40th Anniversary at the company this month. Today, American Heritage has more than $2.4 billion in assets and serves more than 185,000 members through 35 branches.
About American Heritage Credit Union
American Heritage Credit Union is a member-owned financial cooperative with more than $4.8 billion in assets serving more than 800 Workplace Partners and more than 310,000 members, with more than 35 locations across Philadelphia, Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware, and Camden Counties. Founded in 1948, American Heritage Credit Union is now one of the top 75 largest credit unions in the United States and named Pennsylvania’s 2023 Best-in-State Credit Union by Forbes. For more information about American Heritage Credit Union please visit AmericanHeritageCU.org.
