Ent Federal Credit Union
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Ent Federal Credit Union or Ent is a community credit union
serving Southern Colorado
and the Pikes Peak
Region with over $3.2 billion in assets and more than 208,000 members.
Ent provides a full range of personal and business financial solutions through their Ent.com website, 27 service centers, online and telephone banking, a call center and a mortgage loan center.
, El Paso
, Pueblo
and Teller
counties; the Weld County
communities of Firestone, Frederick, Dacono, Longmont, Ft. Lupton, Mead, and Erie; or in the Denver area zip code
s of 80010, 80011, 80012, 80018 and 80019.
In addition, membership is open to civilian and military personnel of the Colorado Air National Guard, Colorado Army National Guard and those associated with Buckley Air Force Base
in Aurora, Colorado
.
Family members of Ent members are also eligible to join.
(now the United States Olympic Training Center
) and Peterson Field (now Peterson Air Force Base
) in Colorado Springs, Colorado
. Ent and Ent Air Force Base were both named for Major General Uzal Girard Ent
, commander of the Ninth Air Force
during World War II
. Ent Air Force Base opened in 1951 when the United States Air Defense Command moved to Colorado Springs.
Ent’s community charter change, to serve El Paso and Teller counties in Colorado was approved by the National Credit Union Administration
in 1999. Ent’s charter was adjusted again in 2004 to include underserved areas in Denver County and Pueblo County.
Credit union
A credit union is a cooperative financial institution that is owned and controlled by its members and operated for the purpose of promoting thrift, providing credit at competitive rates, and providing other financial services to its members...
serving Southern Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
and the Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak is a mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County in the United States of America....
Region with over $3.2 billion in assets and more than 208,000 members.
Ent provides a full range of personal and business financial solutions through their Ent.com website, 27 service centers, online and telephone banking, a call center and a mortgage loan center.
Membership
Ent is a community chartered credit union offering membership benefits to all who live, work, worship or attend school in DenverDenver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, El Paso
El Paso County, Colorado
El Paso County is the most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States, now more populous than Denver County. The United States Census Bureau concluded that the county population was 622,371 in 2010. In recent years, the population had come closer to that of Denver...
, Pueblo
Pueblo County, Colorado
Pueblo County is the tenth most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county was named for the historic city of Pueblo which took its name from the Spanish language word meaning "town" or "village". The United States Census Bureau estimates that the...
and Teller
Teller County, Colorado
Teller County is the 22nd most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 20,555 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is Cripple Creek, and the most populous city is Woodland Park...
counties; the Weld County
Weld County, Colorado
As of the census of 2000, there were 180,936 people, 63,247 households, and 45,221 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile . There were 66,194 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...
communities of Firestone, Frederick, Dacono, Longmont, Ft. Lupton, Mead, and Erie; or in the Denver area zip code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
s of 80010, 80011, 80012, 80018 and 80019.
In addition, membership is open to civilian and military personnel of the Colorado Air National Guard, Colorado Army National Guard and those associated with Buckley Air Force Base
Buckley Air Force Base
Buckley Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Aurora, Colorado, that was established by the U.S. Army in 1943. The base was named in honor of the World War I Army pilot 1LT John Harold Buckley.-Overview:...
in Aurora, Colorado
Aurora, Colorado
City of Aurora is a Home Rule Municipality spanning Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas counties in Colorado. Aurora is an eastern suburb of the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area . The city is the third most populous city in the Colorado and the 56th most populous city in the...
.
Family members of Ent members are also eligible to join.
History
Ent was chartered in 1957 to serve military and civilian personnel assigned to Ent Air Force BaseEnt Air Force Base
Ent Air Force Base was a United States Air Force facility opened in 1951 on the site of a closed sanatorium in conjunction with the move of the United States Air Force's Air Defense Command, later Aerospace Defense Command , to Colorado Springs, Colorado...
(now the United States Olympic Training Center
United States Olympic Training Center
The United States Olympic Training Centers are three campuses created by the United States Olympic Committee as training facilities for its Olympic and Paralympic athletes. They are located in Colorado Springs, Colorado; Lake Placid, New York; and Chula Vista, California. There is a U.S. Olympic...
) and Peterson Field (now Peterson Air Force Base
Peterson Air Force Base
Peterson Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force located at Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States and it provides runways for the adjacent City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport under a shared joint civil-military airport arrangement...
) in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado...
. Ent and Ent Air Force Base were both named for Major General Uzal Girard Ent
Uzal Girard Ent
Uzal Girard Ent was an American Army Air Force officer who served as the commander of the Ninth and the Second Air Forces during World War II.-Biography:Ent was born on March 3, 1900, in Northumberland, Pennsylvania...
, commander of the Ninth Air Force
Ninth Air Force
The Ninth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina....
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Ent Air Force Base opened in 1951 when the United States Air Defense Command moved to Colorado Springs.
Ent’s community charter change, to serve El Paso and Teller counties in Colorado was approved by the National Credit Union Administration
National Credit Union Administration
The National Credit Union Administration is the United States independent federal agency that supervises and charters federal credit unions...
in 1999. Ent’s charter was adjusted again in 2004 to include underserved areas in Denver County and Pueblo County.