Windsor Family Credit Union
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The Windsor Family Credit Union is a credit union
located in Windsor
, Ontario
, Canada
. It is noted for having won naming rights
in 2006 to the new Windsor Spitfires
arena on the east end of Windsor, WFCU Centre
.
Membership is open to anybody who works in the city of Windsor and surrounding communities. WFCU has five branch locations, including one each in Lasalle and Tecumseh. It offers services for personal banking as well as businesses, online banking, insurance and investment services.
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...
located in Windsor
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is noted for having won naming rights
Naming rights
In the private sector, naming rights are a financial transaction whereby a corporation or other entity purchases the right to name a facility, typically for a defined period of time. For properties like a multi-purpose arena, performing arts venue or an athletic field, the term ranges from three...
in 2006 to the new Windsor Spitfires
Windsor Spitfires
The Windsor Spitfires are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The franchise was granted for the 1975–76 season and revived a previous OHA Jr. A Spitfires team which moved to become the Hamilton Tiger Cubs in 1953.-History:The...
arena on the east end of Windsor, WFCU Centre
WFCU Centre
The WFCU Centre is a sports-entertainment centre in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It opened on December 11, 2008, and it is named after the Windsor Family Credit Union, a local financial institution...
.
Membership is open to anybody who works in the city of Windsor and surrounding communities. WFCU has five branch locations, including one each in Lasalle and Tecumseh. It offers services for personal banking as well as businesses, online banking, insurance and investment services.