Welcome! Purdue Federal Credit Union is always ready to become your trusted financial partner for life.
What you'll need to open your account
To streamline the application process, please have the following information ready:
Unexpired U.S. government-issued ID for all applicants.
Social Security Number for all applicants. (If you do not have a Social Security Number, you must apply for an account in person at one of our branches)
Information required to fund your new account. This may include an account number and routing number from another financial institution, or a credit/debit card.
Membership Eligibility
To open an account, you need to become a Purdue Federal member. You can become a member by meeting one of the eligibility requirements listed below.
Select your eligibility
Please select who is Employed or Retired from an affiliate listed below:
Employed by or Retired from
Please select who is Currently a Student from an affiliate listed below:
Currently a Student at
Please select who is Currently a Member of an affiliate listed below:
Currently a Member of
Please select who is a Graduate of an affiliate listed below:
a Graduate of
Please select who is a member of the LaPorte County, IN community (Lives, Works, Worships, or Studies in)
Thank you for allowing us to be your trusted financial partner for life! We are sorry that we cannot continue with your application for the following reasons:
Funding is required to complete your account activation. If you choose to fund later, a representative will reach out to you. This may delay your account activation.
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Funding is required to complete your account activation. If you choose to fund later, a representative will reach out to you. This may delay your account activation.
We offer a way to instantly verify your account information using . We only use this partner service to retrieve information required to transfer funds from your specified financial institution and to verify that your current balance is sufficient for this transaction.
Please create a codeword (containing 2-10 letters or numbers) for your account. You will only be asked for this codeword to identify yourself when contacting a representative through phone or email.*
What is your Citizenship Status?*
Do you have a US tax ID number?*
Please select which type of Tax ID number you have.*
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Please create a codeword (containing 2-10 letters or numbers) for your account. You will only be asked for this codeword to identify yourself when contacting a representative through phone or email.*
What is your Citizenship Status?*
Do you have a US tax ID number?*
Please select which type of Tax ID number you have.*
Please create a codeword (containing 2-10 letters or numbers) for your account. You will only be asked for this codeword to identify yourself when contacting a representative through phone or email.*
What is your Citizenship Status?*
Do you have a US tax ID number?*
Please select which type of Tax ID number you have.*
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