History
Chartered in 1937, one year after the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) established its presence in Fort Worth,
Texas, NRCS Federal Credit Union provides a wide range of financial services to almost 1500 members located
in 38 states and other countries. Originally, the Credit Union membership was only open to the employees of
SCS who worked in Fort Worth. Subsequent field of membership expansions included SCS employees working at
SCS sites within about a 30 mile radius of Fort Worth, and eventually, to all SCS employees who worked in
the state of Texas, family members of members, and Retirees of SCS. In 1995, the name of the Credit Union
was changed to Natural Resources Conservation Service Federal Credit Union (NRCS) to reflect the name change
of the agency.
In 2006, a change to the charter granted membership eligibility to: Employees and independent contractors who work regularly in the
Natural Resources Government Industry, meaning they work for the government agencies that administer, regulate,
supervise, research and control the following:
- Environmental Quality
- Erosion Control
- Fish and Fisheries
- Game and Wildlife
- Geological Surveys
- Land Use
- Natural Resources
- Parks and Recreation
- Soil and Water Conservation
- Weather Forecasting
In these states:
Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota,
Texas, and Wisconsin.
Retirees from the above employment and immediate family members of NRCS CU members are also eligible for membership.
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