News & Events

KCT Credit Union Members: Every time you use your debit or credit card on October 19, we'll donate 25 cents in support of the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Hospital of Chicago. Credit Union for Kids campaign benefits local kids treated at Children's Miracle Network Hospitals®.

KCT Credit Union Branches and Contact Center will be closed Monday, October 9 in observance of Columbus Day. We will be open regular hours Tuesday, October 10.

On September 7, 2017, Equifax Inc, disclosed a recent data breach that potentially impacts roughly 143 million U.S. consumers. Beginning the middle of May through July 2017, criminals were able to exploit a vulnerability on an Equifax website application and gained unauthorized access to sensitive, personal information.

All KCT branches and Contact Center will be closed Monday, September 4 in observance of Labor Day.

Join us Saturday, September 9 from 9:00am - 12:00pm with State Representative Linda Chapa LaVia, Mutual Ground and Costco Naperville at IMSA for a shred fest! Mutual Ground will also be accepting donations.

KCT will be hosting an open house to celebrate 80 years of serving the community on Friday, August 18 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM. 

All KCT branches and Contact Center will be closed Tuesday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.

Join us for a special ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating 80 years of serving the community and our newly renovated Aurora branch.

Every year, the Illinois Credit Union League holds a raffle to help fund the Illinois Credit Union Foundation. Over 2,300 raffle tickets were sold this year and 10 Illinois credit union members won prizes ranging from $100 - $2,500. This year, KCT Credit Union Geneva Member since 2012, Larry Diffenbach, won 3rd prize of $500.

In a recent article, CUInsight.com wrote about some of the ways Illinois credit unions are giving back to their members. Hear how KCT has been demonstrating the credit union philosophy of "people helping people". 

KCT Credit Union branches and Contact Center will be closed Monday, February 20 in observance of President's Day. We will be open regular hours Tuesday, February 21. 

You can now make transfers between accounts outside KCT Credit Union with A2A (account-to-account) transfers. Once you add and verify access to your accounts outside KCT, you can make transfers using KCT Online and KCT Mobile.

Join us Friday, February 3rd from 4-6 PM at KCT Credit Union - Aurora Branch.

KCT was proud to contribute $500 to the ECC Foundation. In conjunction with the Elgin Community College Faculty Association’s (ECCFA) $10,000 donation, this money will help fund student scholarships.

There has been an increase in ATM skimming fraud in the Chicagoland area. Skimming devices can be installed on ATMs by fraudsters to collect your card information/PIN.  This information is used to create fraudulent cards to withdraw money from your accounts.

Over the past year, KCT has been working with School District U-46 to install ATMs throughout their high schools and administrative buildings. Earlier this month, KCT installed ATMs at Bartlett and South Elgin high schools, allowing staff, students and parents who are members at KCT Credit Union to withdraw cash and avoid a surcharge fee. 

On October 20, KCT Members participated in Shop for Miracles. For every transaction made, KCT donated 25 cents to our local Children's Miracle Network Hospital. In total,  $4,922 was donated to the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. 

Members who are teachers, faculty, students or families at local high schools now have access to new ATMs at Elgin High School, South Elgin High School, Bartlett High School and Streamwood High School.

Starting Monday, November 7 we will be changing and expanding our hours. 

In September KCT has installed a new ATM for members to use at the Kane County Circuit Clerk Building located off Randall Road in St. Charles. 

At the start of the school year, teachers, faculty, students and families at Hampshire High School will have access to a new ATM just inside the main enterance to the school. This is the third ATM that has been installed within D300.

In this edition we talk about ways to manage your current financial situation, including budgeting for your summer vacation and visiting KCT for an annual Debt Checkup.

Check out creditunion.com's latest article about us! KCT is growing and its thanks to leadership and our members.

Yvonne Irving, Vice President of Business Development particiapted in District U46's Principal for a Day at Lincoln Elemenatry School in Hoffman Estates. 

KCT President/CEO, Mike Lee, has been elected as Chairman of the Illinois Credit Union Foundation.

We are pleased to announce that one of our own will be inducted into the IL Credit Union Hall of Fame. This is the biggest honor that one can receive in the State of Illinois from the Credit Union Community.

KCT, Center for Economic Progress, and Judson University are teaming up to offer free income tax filing for low income families. 

2016 Premier Members have received their share of $35,000. We're looking for new premier members in 2017.

How does KCT help our members? How do we put people before profits? 

The conversion to KCT's new online banking platform has begun. More information about the conversion, and how it will affect you, is available here.

Apple Pay is here!

More branches than most BIG banks. Based on the most recent data, CO-OP Shared Branch is now the third largest branch network among financial institutions.