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Important Notice regarding Updated Terms to PACU Accounts:

Banking transformation ahead as final phase of core banking system upgrade nears. For details, click here.

Community

If you live, work, worship or attend school in the North Carolina counties of:

  • Davie County
  • Forsyth County
  • Guilford County
  • Iredell County
  • Mecklenburg County 
  • Rockingham County

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Family

You're eligible if you're an immediate family member of an existing member regardless of where you live. Immediate family members include:

  • Persons who live in the same household and are related by blood, adoption or marriage
  • Children and their spouses
  • Parents
  • Spouse’s parents
  • Siblings and their spouses
  • Spouse’s siblings and their spouses

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Employer

If you are employed by one of our many employer companies, you are eligible to join. 

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At Piedmont Advantage Credit Union, we believe that banking is not just about numbers and transactions. It's about people and relationships. When you walk into our branches, you're not just a customer or a number. You're a valued member-owner, a part of the PACU family.   

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Benefits of Membership Highlights

 

EARLY DIRECT DEPOSIT

Get your paycheck or federal benefits up to two days early

 

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Manage your banking anywhere at any time

 

atm graphicFEE-FREE ATMS

30,000+ ATMs nationwide with CO-OP Network

 

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Bank at 5,600 shared branch locations across all 50 states

 

FINANCIAL COUNSELING

Free PACU certified financial counselors 

 

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We help move direct deposits & bill payments 

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How to Join Piedmont Advantage

Have Required Documentation

Government Issued ID, Social Security Number or ITIN, utility bill with current address if needed.

Select Your Accounts for Short & Long-Term Goals

If unsure, we recommend starting with our Share Savings (required) and a checking account.

Fund Your Accounts With Minimum or More

$5 for your Share Savings, $25 for checking accounts, share certificates and money markets may have varying minimums. 

Membership Confirmation Upon Approval

We’ll welcome you as our newest member or reach out immediately for more information if needed.

 

 

We can’t wait to welcome you to the PACU family. To join, you open a Share Savings Account with a minimum deposit of $5. Having a Share Savings Accounts represents your “share” or ownership of the credit union.

 

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PACU Product Offerings

So what's the difference between PACU and other financial institutions? Our Simply Service® culture with the genuine care and dedication we bring to every interaction. We're more than banking. It's belonging.

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If you'd prefer, select an appointment type below to schedule a meeting with a representative online or at one of our branches. Or call 800.433.7228 for assistance.

For more information and disclosures, please click the Business and/or Personal Disclosure links at the bottom of this page.

*Non-deposit investment products and services are offered through CUSO Financial Services, L.P. ("CFS"), a registered broker-dealer (Member FINRA/SIPC) and SEC Registered Investment Advisor. Products offered through CFS: are not NCUA/NCUSIF or otherwise federally insured, are not guarantees or obligations of the credit union, and may involve investment risk including possible loss of principal. Investment Representatives are registered through CFS. Piedmont Advantage has contracted with CFS to make non-deposit investment products and services available to credit union members.

 

Headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and founded in 1949 within the aviation industry, Piedmont Advantage Credit Union (PACU) serves member-owners, who reside, work, worship, attend school or operate a business in one of the six counties it serves in North Carolina or who are employed by one of its many employer companies. These six counties are Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Iredell, Mecklenburg and Rockingham.

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