U.S. Eagle Federal Credit Union opens South Valley location

South Valley and Mesa del Sol residents now have another banking option in their vicinity.

U.S. Eagle Federal Credit Union, one of New Mexico’s leading credit unions with more than 93,000 members, is opening its Herrera Isleta Branch at 3801 Isleta Blvd. SW, according to a U.S. Eagle news release. The branch will provide banking and financial services to local businesses and members. The branch is holding a ribbon-cutting event Thursday morning.

The new branch is named after Kenneth E. Herrera, a former board director of U.S. Eagle. He served on the credit union’s board of directors from 1981 to 2021. One of his passions was to provide the South Valley neighborhood with the financial products and services it needed, according to the news release.

“We are pleased to honor the memory of Kenneth by dedicating our newest branch to him and the legacy he has left at the credit union and with our members,” Marsha Majors, president and CEO of U.S. Eagle Federal Credit Union, said in the news release. “For 40 years, he made a difference at U.S. Eagle by playing an integral part in our growth and driving our ‘people mean more’ philosophy by helping to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve. Kenneth will be missed but remains part of our credit union family forever.”

The Herrera Isleta Branch is the credit union’s first bilingual staff. It also is its second full-service branch location to feature Interactive Teller Machines with two lanes.

The branch also has a drive-up ATM.

“We are absolutely thrilled to open our new Herrera Isleta Branch to the public,” Majors said in the news release. “Our current members now have access to affordable financial services in their area. We look forward to growing our membership in southwest Albuquerque and contributing to the community through financial wellbeing initiatives by helping to improve the lives of our neighbors.”