Freedom Credit marks century of service

Freedom

Credit Union reached its 100-year milestone in July. Originally chartered as the Western Massachusetts Telephone Workers Credit Union, it was renamed as Freedom in 2004 and served the four counties of Western Massachusetts.

In early 2020, we received approval to expand our field of membership into Hartford and Tolland counties in Connecticut. In 2022, we opened a new loan production office in Enfield for residential and business lending. COVID-19 forced some immediate but temporary changes while also leading to permanent modifications in our business. Like many businesses, we had to figure out how to serve our members, but keep them and employees safe while doing so. Initially, we had limited staff, drive-up only locations, many remote back-office staff