Patriot Act: To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. What this means for you: When you open an account, we will ask for your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow us to identify you. We may also ask to see your driver's license and other identifying documents.
Applying is fast and easy! You will need the following information in order to complete the application:
Government-issued ID/Drivers License/State ID or Passport with current address
Your complete physical and mailing address
Social Security Number
Date of Birth
Select your eligibility
Relation to current member
Family Member's Name
Living in household with current member
Member's Name
I am a part of a Select Employer Group; Preferred Partner Program
Select Employer Group
I am a contractor or an employee of a contractor who works regularly at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington DC.
I am a civilian or military employee of the U.S. Government regularly stationed at or paid by the Naval Research Lab.
Select at least one of the following products required for membership
Share Membership Savings
Our Share Membership Savings is a dividend-earning account that establishes your Spectra Credit Union membership. The minimum required balance is $5.00.
APY: 0.05%Min Deposit: $5.00Max Deposit: $500.00
You may select one of the following products
Available Products
APY (Annual Percentage Yield)
Your Selected Products
Dividend Rate
APY
Minimum Balance
Minimum Deposit
Term (months)
0.00%
0.00%
$0.00
$0.00
N/A
0.85%
0.85%
$2,500.00
$0.00
N/A
1.10%
1.10%
$50,000.00
$0.00
N/A
1.35%
1.35%
$100,000.00
$0.00
N/A
1.50%
1.50%
$250,000.00
$0.00
N/A
Dividend Rate
0.00%
APY:
0.00%
Minimum Balance:
$0.00
Min Deposit:
$0.00
Term (months):
N/A
Dividend Rate
0.85%
APY:
0.85%
Minimum Balance:
$2,500.00
Min Deposit:
$0.00
Term (months):
N/A
Dividend Rate
1.10%
APY:
1.10%
Minimum Balance:
$50,000.00
Min Deposit:
$0.00
Term (months):
N/A
Dividend Rate
1.35%
APY:
1.35%
Minimum Balance:
$100,000.00
Min Deposit:
$0.00
Term (months):
N/A
Dividend Rate
1.50%
APY:
1.50%
Minimum Balance:
$250,000.00
Min Deposit:
$0.00
Term (months):
N/A
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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.
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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.
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.
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%.
Will you send and/or receive other electronic transfers? (e.g. payroll deposits, automatic withdrawals)*
Are you or have you ever been a Politically Exposed Person (PEP)?*
Read, Sign and Submit
Your application is not complete until you read the disclosure below and click the "I Agree" button in order to submit your application.
You are now ready to submit your application! By clicking on "I agree", you authorize us to verify the information you submitted and may obtain your credit report. 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. You warrant to us that the information you are submitting is true and correct. By submitting this application, you agree to allow us to receive the information contained in your application, as well as the status of your application.
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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.