Original Baileyville office
Downeast Credit Union began as St. Croix Federal Credit Union, founded in 1941 by the employees of St. Croix Pulp and Paper Company. In 1985, a community charter was granted to include the towns of Princeton, Baileyville, Baring, and Calais.
In 1996, the charter expanded to include all of Washington County, followed in 1999 with an expansion to include Waldo County. In 2004, our Field of Membership was expanded to include all who live, work, worship, attend school, or conduct business in Washington, Waldo, Hancock, and Penobscot counties.
In March of 2006, we changed our name to Down East Federal Credit Union. In November of 2006, we converted from a federally-chartered to a state-chartered credit union, with a name change to Down East Credit Union. This change allowed us to continue with our plans for growth and expansion, while keeping our federally insured status. In 2006, we opened a branch in Bangor, built new offices in Machias and Unity and opened a branch in Calais.
In 2007 a merger between Bowdoinham Federal Credit Union with offices in Bowdoinham and Richmond was presented to membership. With the approval of members of both credit unions, the merger was approved and official on July 30, 2007.
In 2010 we built a new office in Topsham and moved the Bowdoinham Branch and the HUB of Downeast Insurance, LLC to the new location. We moved our Richmond office across the street to a brand new building in December 2011. During May 2016, a new office in Calais was constructed to replace the credit union’s leased space of 750 square feet, expanding to a full-service branch.
In 2018, Downeast Credit Union purchased a Baring location which now serves as our administrative offices. Additionally, the Board and Leadership developed a plan to position the credit union for growth into the future and was approved for a name change to Downeast Credit Union. Long-time President/CEO, David Tozier, retired after 23 years of service to our organization and the Board appointed Joe Moses as the new President/CEO.
In 2022, our Bangor branched closed and relocated the Team to our new Brewer site.
Downeast Credit Union currently serves over 20,000 members from eight locations. (Updated September 19, 2022)
Affiliates The Credit Union has ownership in two CUSOs (Credit Union Service Organizations). CULANE, LLC has partnerships with many credit unions and over 100 vehicle/recreation dealerships, offering members the convenience of financing their vehicle purchase with Downeast Credit Union without leaving the dealership. Downeast Insurance, LLC offers insurance for Home, Vehicles, Commercial, Workers Comp, Life and Disability with offices in Baileyville, Belfast, Brewer, Calais, Machias, Richmond, Topsham and Unity.
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