Georgia's Own Credit Union

About Us

1934
Atlanta Telco Credit Union opened its doors on December 6th with an initial investment of $160 from eight telephone employees.

1940
After only six years, Atlanta Telco grew to serve 2,200 members.

1944
Atlanta Telco was renamed Georgia Telco Credit Union and expanded services to telephone employees throughout the state of Georgia.

1949
We celebrated 15 years of service by hitting $1 million in assets.

1976
Our first branch location was opened at 125 Perimeter Center in the Atlanta suburb of Sandy Springs.

1977
Eloise Woods, our President and CEO at the time, was appointed as Chairperson of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) by President Jimmy Carter.

1980
The 80s was a big decade for us (and our hair). Not only did we reach $100 million in assets, but we evolved from a basic savings-and-loan institution to a full-service financial institution and added 10 new branch locations.

1984
We celebrated our 50th anniversary and began offering checking accounts, CDs, IRAs, home equity loans, and credit cards.

1987
We added two new locations in Savannah after merging with Savannah-Chatham Federal Credit Union.

1992
We began offering mortgage loans.

1999
Charlotte Ayers was named President and CEO, following Eloise Wood’s retirement after 52 years of service.

2000
While everyone else was worrying about Y2K, we were busy opening our first branch in Augusta and began lending 24/7.

Fast-forward, we celebrated all year long with Georgia’s Own 90—our way of saying thanks to those who have helped us get to where we are today.