First New York Federal Credit Union – Albany

First New York Federal Credit Union’s Wall Street branch in Albany serves members with checking and savings, share certificates, auto loans and refinancing, Visa credit cards, home equity lines, mortgages, personal loans and solar loans. First New York was founded in 1937 as Schenectady Teachers FCU and is a not-for-profit owned by its members.

Members have voted it Best Credit Union in a regional readers’ poll four years running. The credit union runs seminars for first-time homebuyers, publishes fraud recovery guides and can be reached by text as well as phone.

What to know

• The Albany branch is at 2 Wall Street downtown.
• A Millionaire for a Day contest lets members enter their children to win prizes.
• Solar loans bundle installation costs from the member’s chosen installer into one loan.
• The home equity line is marketed as an alternative to high-interest, non-deductible loans.