SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union is a member-owned financial cooperative founded in 1962 and headquartered in Burbank, California. It provides banking products and services to entertainment industry professionals and their families, with particular focus on performers, musicians, writers and other creative workers. The credit union has operated for over six decades and is federally insured by the NCUA, operating under the same protections and regulatory oversight as larger banking institutions.
Its product line covers conventional retail banking: checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, money market accounts and IRAs, alongside auto loans, mortgages, personal loans and credit cards. It also offers Coogan accounts, which are designed for young performers and reflect the specific financial circumstances of child actors. The institution operates as an Equal Housing Lender.
As a credit union, it is structured around a member-focused approach rather than shareholder ownership. Its customer base spans the entertainment, performing arts, music, and writing and creative professions across the United States.
