Oregon Community Credit Union

Credit union based in Eugene, Oregon, United States

OCCU

Company type| Non-profit organization
Industry| Banking
Genre| Credit union
Predecessor| Oregon Community Credit Union

U-Lane-O Credit Union

Lane Federal Credit Union
Founded| June 25, 1956 (1956-06-25)
Headquarters|

Eugene, Oregon

U.S.

Number of locations

| 14

Area served

| 28 Oregon counties and Washington

Key people

| Ron Neumann, CEO
Services| Personal and business banking

Net income

| $29,893,111[1]
Total assets| $3,461,025,752[2]
Owner| Member-owned
Website| myoccu.org

OCCU is a credit union based in Eugene, Oregon, owned by more than 260,000 members.[3] It was founded as Lane Federal Credit Union, called U-Lane-O Credit Union from 1981 to 2003, then Oregon Community Credit Union up until 2016.

OCCU received approval to convert to a community charger and change its name to Oregon Community Credit Union from U-Lane-O, allowing anyone living or working within a 10-county area to become a member.[4]

## Awards

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* Portland Business Journal — Top 25 Corporate Philanthropy[5]
* Portland Business Journal — Top 25 Most Admired Companies[6]
* Oregon Business Magazine — Top 100 Best Companies to Work for in Oregon[7]
* Eugene Register-Guard— Readers’ Choice finalist[8]

## OCCU Foundation

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Founded in 2018, the OCCU Foundation is the credit union's charitable arm. As of 2023, the foundation donated nearly $3 million in charitable gifts,[9][10] including funding nearly $1 million in student scholarships.[11]

## References

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1. ^ "2022 Annual Report". Oregon Community Credit Union. Oregon Community Credit Union. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
2. ^ "2022 Annual Report". Oregon Community Credit Union. Oregon Community Credit Union. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
3. ^ "2022 Annual Report". OCCU. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
4. ^ "U-Lane-O now Oregon Community CU". Credit Union Times. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
5. ^ "Portland Business Journal". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
6. ^ "Portland Business Journal". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
7. ^ "100 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon, 2022". Oregon Business. 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
8. ^ "Readers Choice". registerguard.gannettcontests.com. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
9. ^ "OCCU Foundation's contributions topped $900,000 in 2022". Credit Union Connection. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
10. ^ Systems, eZ. "OCCU Foundation Raises $919,497 for Nonprofits / THE neighborhood / CUToday.info - CU Today". CUToday. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
11. ^ Desaulniers, Robert (2023-04-26). "OCCU Foundation commits funds to LCC scholarships". KEZI 9 News. Retrieved 2023-11-03.

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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