What Is SECU?

By Kristi Waterworth – Updated Feb 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM

Key Points

SECU, a large NC credit union, offers banking and investment services at lower costs.
Membership is open to NC state employees, educators, and their immediate families.
Contributions support local scholarships and community development via the SECU Foundation.

If you're a resident of North Carolina and looking for a credit union that can offer you a wide range of services, SECU, one of the largest credit unions in the country, might be your answer. It offers many of the same services as a large bank, but with an added twist -- members are also owners in the credit union.

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About the Author

Kristi Waterworth has been a contributing real estate and financial expert at The Motley Fool, covering real estate, investing, and personal finance topics, since 2020. Kristi has been interviewed by various TV media outlets and podcasts for her real estate investing expertise – from residential real estate to digital real estate and everything in between. Kristi’s journalist career spans over 25 years, and she has written about real estate investing, homeownership, and home construction specifically for the last decade. She was also previously a licensed Realtor and general building contractor before the Great Recession and housing market collapse. She holds a bachelor’s degree in American history from Columbia College in Missouri.

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