LBS Financial Credit Union (Company)

Our Credit Union was created in 1935 to serve Long Beach school district and city college employees. Long Beach School District Employees Federal Credit Union, as LBS Financial was originally called, was operated out of homes and a classroom at Wilson High School. The staff were mostly volunteers who wanted to help the members of their community have affordable, trusted financial options. In 1939, the first Credit Union office opened on 10th and Ximeno in Long Beach. About a decade later, LBS Financial purchased the office and land that its first building sat on, making it the first credit union west of the Mississippi to own its own building. We still own and operate this branch today. Over the last 85 years, we’ve experienced tremendous growth and expansion, but have remained true to that original commitment to serve. We are now able to serve anyone who lives or works in the local area in addition to our school and college employees. The stability of our Credit Union starts with our CEOs, who have faithfully served for extended tenures. We’ve had only three CEOs over our lifetime, each of whom has served the Credit Union for more than 35 years.