Fort Knox Federal Credit Union history

July 1960 The charter was changed to accept military personnel as members and the name was changed to Fort Knox Federal Credit Union.

Heritage Federal Credit Union began in 1965 as Warrick Employees Federal Credit Union for the employees at ALCOA Warrick Operations in Newburgh, Indiana.

February 1968 The Credit Union moved into its first free-standing location on the Fort Knox military post.

January 1975 The Credit Union opened a second location at the Commissary/PX Complex on post.

October 1976 The first Elizabethtown Branch opened on Dixie Highway.

January 1978 A two-story addition was completed at the Pershing branch, greatly expanding the Credit Union's member service operations.

In 1985, Griffiss-Oneida Federal Credit Union merged with DeWitt First Federal Credit Union in Syracuse and our name was changed again to Up State Federal Credit Union.

June 1996 The Bardstown Branch was opened.

October 1999 The Leitchfield Branch was relocated to a new building and the first Shared Branch in Louisville was opened.

November 2000 With more than $260 million in assets, the Credit Union celebrated 50 years of dedicated service to members.

In the spring of 2002, the credit union expanded its services into the Fort Wayne Meijer stores.

February 2009 The doors opened to our new Campbellsville branch located at 121 Walmart Drive.

March 2010 The new free-standing Brandenburg branch, located at 1452 Old State Road, opens it's doors on March 29th, 2010.

May 2012 The new free-standing Bardstown Branch, located at 100 Kelly Drive, opens for business on May 21, 2012.

August 2017 The new branch in Bowling Green, located at 2345 Gary Farms Blvd., opens for business.