THE CREDIT UNION DIFFERENCE

As a nonprofit financial institution, we evaluate our success by the community development impact we have in the communities we serve. As of December 31, 2010 Self-Help had invested nearly $6 billion in financing to almost 72,000 families, individuals, and organizations. View the recent Self-Help IMPACT STATEMENT.

Our "Move Your Money" section provides instructions and forms to help you make the switch.

MOVING YOUR MONEY TO THE CREDIT UNION

Make An Informed Decision  

Our colleagues at the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) have recently released a guide to help you evaluate financial institutions based on lending and banking practices- click the following link to access the CRL site: Keep Your Balance: A Shopper’s Guide to Better Banking.

ABOUT CAROLINA MOUNTAINS CREDIT UNION

Carolina Mountains CU serves a membership of more than 7,000 western North Carolina residents. Membership in CMCU is open to anyone who lives, works, worships, or attends school in Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Polk, or Transylvania counties. We have branch locations in Asheville (Buncombe County), Hendersonville (Henderson County), Penrose (Transylvania County), and Rosman (Transylvania County). 

About Our New Asheville Branch          

Directions to our Asheville Branch

We've brought together the combined experience and know-how of Self-Help Credit Union-Asheville and Carolina Mountains Credit Union to provide these financial services:

• Savings and Checking Accounts
• Mortgage and Small Business Lending
• Drive-Through Services
• On-Site ATM

ABOUT SELF-HELP

Founded in 1980, Self-Help is a North Carolina-based nonprofit organization that manages and operates Self-Help Credit Union (Carolina Family CU operates as a division of Self-Help Credit Union). Additionally, Self-Help engages in these other community development pursuits: community development lending that focuses on providing mortgage and small business loans, housing development and downtown revitalization projects, and critical research to advance fair and responsible lending practices.

More About Self-Help

OUR MISSION

We are a nonprofit community development financial institution that serves the financial needs of our members. Membership in our credit union is open to anyone who lives, works, worships, or attends school in the county or counties of our service area. As a division of Self-Help Credit Union, we also promote the mission of Self-Help Credit Union, which is to create and protect ownership and economic opportunity for all, especially people of color, women, rural residents and low-wealth families and communities.