U.S. Central is the wholesale financial center for the nation’s corporate credit unions. Founded in 1974, U.S. Central is owned and directed by its member corporate credit unions, in the tradition of the cooperative credit union spirit. As the "credit union for corporate credit unions," U.S. Central exists solely to assist them in serving 8,400 credit unions across the country. Currently, U.S. Central’s assets total approximately $37.3 billion.