We are a financial cooperative owned by and operated for the benefit of our membership.

Founded by educators in 1953, HRCU formed with one vision in mind – to better serve the financial needs of Schuylkill County.
HRCU has grown in assets over $220 million with more than 18,000 members.

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Our Vision

To enhance and improve our members’ lives and the communities we serve by always doing more now, and in the future.

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Our Mission

To excel at providing members with affordable, high-quality financial products and services with exceptional member service that meet all their financial needs.

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Our Journey

We started our journey in 1953 as Schuylkill County School Employees Credit Union. Initially, we focused on exclusively serving employees at both public and private schools, as well as their families.

Throughout our years of operation, we steadily grew and maintained member needs as our top priority. Many local credit unions valued our service model and found it aligned well with their own focuses. Since inception, HRCU’s membership has approved multiple mergers – including with Good Samaritan Hospital Credit Union (2000), Argo Federal Credit Union (2007), PFP Federal Credit Union (2008), and Schuylkill Federal Credit Union (2016).

In 2008, a name change was made to better represent our member base. Considering the Schuylkill River flows directly through the county and Schuylkill is the Dutch word for “Hidden,” the name Hidden River Credit Union was chosen as the best fit to embody the region. To meet our goal of providing the best quality products and services to those who are underserved, we requested and were granted a community charter in 2011.

We now serve anyone that lives, works, worships, volunteers, or attends school in Schuylkill County. As we continue to grow, we will keep the same core values in mind our founders envisioned back in 1953.