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:
Individual:Employed by/Retired from:
Please select who is Currently a Student from an affiliate listed below:
Individual:Currently a Student at:
Please select who is Currently a Member of an affiliate listed below:
Individual:Currently a Member of:
Please select who is a Graduate of an affiliate listed below:
Individual: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.
This modal is for testing the Apple Pay workflow only. It will not be displayed to the applicants. Press the Success button to simulate a successful Apple Pay transaction. Press the Fail button to simulate an unsuccessful Apple Pay transaction.
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.*
System can't prefill due to ZIP code discrepancy. Please proceed by manually entering the information or correct the value in the ZIP field in the 1st page.
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.*
Press this button if you want to assign an equal value to all beneficiaries.
In some cases, 100 cannot be divided evenly by the number of beneficiaries When this occurs, the amount of the first beneficiary will be increased to make the total equal 100%.
What do you anticipate being the source of deposits or payments made to your Purdue Federal account? (Please select all that apply).*
Please list your other financial institutions.*
Read, Sign and Submit
Your application is not complete until you’ve read and acknowledged the disclosures below. Click the link(s) to read each disclosure and place a checkmark as an acknowledgement. When you’ve checked each disclosure below, click the “I Agree” button to proceed.
By clicking the "I Agree" button, each Applicant authorizes the Credit Union to verify the information you submitted, and obtain consumer/credit reports for the purposes of evaluating this Application and for all other legitimate purposes, such as reviewing your accounts, evaluating your eligibility for other loan products and services, cross-selling and financial analysis. Upon your request, we will tell you if a credit report was obtained and give you the name and address of the credit reporting agency that provided the report. Applicant(s) warrant to the Credit Union that the information submitted is true and correct. The Credit Union reserves the right to verify the information provided and request copies of certain identifying documentation in our sole discretion. Applicant(s) authorize the Credit Union to use the IRS backup withholding selection of the primary Applicant on file for the new share account(s). If applying for a loan or credit card product, individual Applicant(s) consent to the disclosure of any adverse action information regarding this loan to other applicants. By submitting this application, you agree to allow us to receive this information contained in your application, as well as the status of your application.
Email Agreements & Disclosures
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The links to Agreements & Disclosures will be sent to your e-mail account so you may view/print later.
Mailing a check to fund your account? Please send the check to:
PURDUE FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONATTN: CONTACT CENTER VIRTUAL BRANCHP.O. BOX 1950WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 47906-1950
We have not received a payment confirmation. Payment is required to complete your account activation. If you close the payment screen, a representative will reach out to you to complete the transaction.
We have encountered an error attempting to initialize payment processing. Your application has been successfully submitted. A representative will reach out to you to complete the funding of your account.
The total amount to be deposited for a product type cannot exceed the limit defined in the following table. Please adjust the deposit amount for your requested products so they do not exceed the limit.