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Earth Day began on April 22nd, 1970, which marks the first official Earth Day event. Leading up to Earth Day, there was an increasing social concern about pollution, oil spoils, and overall long-lasting damage to natural environments and additional concerns about dwindling natural resources.

Olympia, WA – TwinStar Credit Union announces David Tuyo as the next CEO of the credit union. Tuyo will succeed the credit union’s long-term CEO, Jeff Kennedy, who is retiring after nearly 40 years of service.

Operational Day 1, also known as OD1, is the day that NWCU and TwinStar merge systems. After a great deal of planning and testing, our core systems will merge into one and with that conversion, there may be changes that impact you, our member.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jeff Kennedy has identified his path toward retirement, to occur sometime in early 2025. We are grateful for Jeff’s almost 40 years of service and his dedication to serving our employees, members, and communities, culminating in our successful merger that has made us even stronger.

TwinStar’s first-time home buyer program is designed to help members navigate the process of buying their first homes.

When you pay with your TwinStar Visa® debit card at a check-out counter, you often have a choice between running your card as debit or credit. What’s the difference?

Congratulations to Brittany Zier, the recipient of the 2023 Cheri Kennedy Child Daycare Scholarship!

For the second straight year, we took home Gold honors in the Best Credit Union category in the 2023 Best of South Sound.

Every child deserves a chance to have a childhood. Children's Miracle Network Hospitals help children with serious diseases live a life of hope, play, and laughter thanks to generous support from the community and donors.

Helping our members achieve financial well-being is at the core of our mission here at TwinStar Credit Union.

The Cheri Kennedy Child Daycare Scholarship Award is an annual scholarship that pays for child daycare expenses for an eligible member who is a single, working parent enrolled in a college, university or vocational school.

Everyone deserves to live in a strong, robust community.

Your feedback helped us identify issues, and we made those a priority. We are continuing to make improvements based on your comments and experiences.

Addition of CO-OP ATMs adds 30,000 surcharge-free ATMs TwinStar Credit Union members can now use nearly 30,000 surcharge-free ATMs from coast to coast that are part of the CO-OP Network.

Your credit score may seem like a personal judgment on your character, but the factors that go into it are actually determined by research and analysis of data about how people use credit.

The situation is becoming all too common: you receive a call while out shopping or perhaps during dinner. Perhaps you don’t recognize the number, but the person on the line identifies themselves as an employee of your financial institution. They speak urgently—there’s a problem with your account.