Piedmont Advantage Credit Union (Company)

In 1948, Aviator Tom Davis launched a small airline, Piedmont Airlines, in Winston-Salem, NC, to provide jobs for servicemen and women after the war. Under his leadership, the airline flourished and the need for a credit union was recognized. By 1949, with airline volunteers and a cash box in a small office, Mr. Davis supported the launch of an aviation credit union to provide small loans and savings accounts to Piedmont Airlines’ employees. The credit union grew rapidly along with the airline industry. Over the years, the credit union became known as Piedmont Advantage to reflect our growing membership. With access to over 5,000 branches within the credit union network and 35,000 surcharge-free ATMs, membership is open to individuals, who reside, work, worship or attend school in one of the 13 counties we serve in North Carolina or who are employed by one of our many employer companies. These 13 counties are Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, Davie, Duplin, Forsyth, Guilford, Iredell, Mecklenburg, New Hanover, Pender and Rockingham.

Piedmont Advantage Credit Union has served our world-wide membership for multiple generations. While we've grown substantially since our earliest days, we are more fiercely dedicated to our core value of Members Come First. As a not-for-profit cooperative financial institution, with a volunteer Board of Directors, we are focused on you. You are a member-owner of the credit union, where you will always come first!