TFCU’s history began humbly with a small group of TUSD teachers 75 years ago. Their vision of creating an organization to better serve the needs of Tucson’s school employees and their families turned into a cooperative known as Tucson Teachers Federal Credit Union (TTFCU). In 1941, the group moved into a small office in the basement of Tucson High School where the budding institution continued to gain momentum.
Over the years, TFCU has marked a number of memorable milestones. In 1976, they were the first to introduce automated teller systems, or ATMs, to the state of Arizona. By the early eighties, with over 22,000 members and over $30 million in assets, TTFCU expanded its field of membership to serve University of Arizona students and staff, and changed its name to become the TFCU (Tucson Federal Credit Union) we know today.
On April 21, 2006, the National Credit Union Administration approved TFCU as a "Community Chartered" credit union, allowing TFCU to serve anyone who lives, works, worships, volunteers, or attends school in Pima County and their immediate families and household members