75th Anniversary
This year, WEPCO turns 75 and we're celebrating this milestone all year! On April 24, 1950, we had the honor and privilege of beginning the journey of serving our members. We began with 7 members and $37.50. We operated out of a one-room office in the Westvaco Local 676 Union Hall on Main Street in Westernport, Maryland. Now we have 8 branches, serve over 40,000 members and have assets over $372 Million!
Check out our history and pictures throughout the years below. Thank you for being a part of our WEPCO family! Stay tuned throughout the year for announcements about contests, events and more.
Our History
A milestone year for the Credit Union was 1963, when we amended our charter to change our name to WEPCO Federal Credit Union. WEPCO came from portions of West Virginia Pulp & Paper Company (Verso Corporation’s original name). During that same time period, construction of our first office building located at 90 West Main Street in Westernport, Maryland was completed. WEPCO continued to grow in both member services and size, out growing our Westernport location both inside and out. The building was small and the member parking very limited.
In 1978, we opened our newly constructed main office and current location on Maryland Route 135 in Bloomington, Maryland. This office expansion helped us better meet members’ financial needs and provide faster, more convenient service with our first ever drive-up window facility and ample parking. We continued to add services and staff with all our new space.
In 1991, we opened our first branch office, located at 12826 Garrett Highway in Oakland, Maryland. With our new office location, we were able to serve members in the surrounding Oakland area. WEPCO was able to provide credit union services to individuals whom have never had access to a credit union in the past.
With the popularity of automated teller machines (ATMs) and high demand of our membership, WEPCO Federal Credit Union added two ATMs in 1997, located at our Bloomington and Oakland offices.
On December 8, 2000, WEPCO opened another office located at 459 New Creek Highway in Keyser, West Virginia. Our Keyser office offered safe deposit boxes in addition to the same services found at the other two locations. It also has a drive-up ATM.
Due to high demand of the Oakland drive-up, WEPCO added a new separate drive-up facility at 130 N Fourth Street in Oakland, Maryland on February 6, 2006. The drive-up was then closed at the Oakland branch.
On September 22, 2008, WEPCO opened another branch located at 12511 Winchester Road, LaVale, Maryland. Our grand opening was held on Saturday, October 18, 2008 on site. The LaVale branch is a full service, four-lane drive-up facility offering the same services found at the other full-service locations.
On April 28, 2014, WEPCO opened its newest branch located at 202 W Main Street, Kingwood, WV. The Kingwood branch provides just loan products and services. The new facility has a full-service ATM that will enable both withdrawal and deposit transactions free to all WEPCO members.
On November 5, 2018, our main branch located in Bloomington became our administration building and call center. Drive-up services continued as normal with the exception that the branch was closed on Saturdays.
On January 1, 2023, Potomac Federal Credit Union merged to become a part of WEPCO. The months following, our management team and staff worked together in preparation for the official data merge that took place of July 1, 2023. When the doors opened on Monday, July 3, 2023, WEPCO had two new branches to serve its members; 215 Paca Street & 1101 E Oldtown Road in Cumberland. In addition, former Potomac members had six more convenient branch options! WEPCO is so excited to welcome its newest members and offering to them our exemplary service!
