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Find a Location

CEFCU has 21 locations, listed below.

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    • CEFCU

      5401 W Dirksen Pkwy Peoria, IL 61607-1188

      BBB Accredited Business
    • CEFCU

      PO Box 1715 Peoria, IL 61656-1715

      BBB Accredited Business
    • CEFCU

      207 Main St Ste 100 Peoria, IL 61602-1395

      BBB Accredited Business
    • CEFCU

      8629 N Knoxville Ave Peoria, IL 61615-1718

      BBB Accredited Business
    • CEFCU

      500 W Washington St East Peoria, IL 61611-2480

      BBB Accredited Business

    Business ProfileforCEFCU

    Credit Union
    Multi Location Business
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.47/5stars

    Average of 17 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    40 complaints closed in last 3 years

    16 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 8/9/1988

    Years in Business: 87

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    Overview

    CEFCU is a full-service financial institution.

    Products & Services

    This company offers financial products and services.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    CEFCU has 21 locations, listed below.

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      • CEFCU

        5401 W Dirksen Pkwy Peoria, IL 61607-1188

        BBB Accredited Business
      • CEFCU

        PO Box 1715 Peoria, IL 61656-1715

        BBB Accredited Business
      • CEFCU

        207 Main St Ste 100 Peoria, IL 61602-1395

        BBB Accredited Business
      • CEFCU

        8629 N Knoxville Ave Peoria, IL 61615-1718

        BBB Accredited Business
      • CEFCU

        500 W Washington St East Peoria, IL 61611-2480

        BBB Accredited Business
      Location of This Business
      5401 W Dirksen Pkwy, Peoria, IL 61607-1188
      BBB File Opened:
      8/9/1988
      Years in Business:
      87
      Business Started:
      1/1/1937
      Business Started Locally:
      1/1/1937
      Accredited Since:
      8/9/1988
      Alternate Business Name
      • Citizens Equity First Credit Union
      Business Management
      • Mr. Mark Spenny, President/CEO
      • Ms. Alycia Hightower, Vice President Human Resources
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Mark Spenny, President/CEO
      Additional Contact Information

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      Customer Complaints

      40 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      05/30/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Customer Service Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      So long story short I got into a car accident and totalled my car on nov 6 2023 since then been dealing with gap,********,and ********** to get the money back on the car during that process ******** paid nearly 10k to cefcu afterwards cefcu froze my account for not making a Payment I was contacted by a woman named ***** who froze my account and told me to pay 151 now or she was going to take the rest of the money from my savings as well after asking to speak with a manager the line was sent to her managers voicemail the next day ***** not the manager calls me back stating she got permission for the transfer and transferred the 151 from my savings without my permission and I can either agree to it now or she was going to take the rest again from my savings after this I went into my local cefcu and complained about the incident the person there was very understanding I believe her name was ***** afterwards I've spoken to numerous people 2-3 managers and a few have been understanding the ones that haven't been were very patronizing or sarcastic or straight out saying they can do that they want I've told numerous people there I was trying to transfer my stuff to a new bank and I needed time to do so and they said okay and their sorry for my experiences after finally getting gap and ******** to pay as much as they could on my loan I was ready to transfer all my accounts but when doing so what used to be a 708 credit score got knocked to a 527 so now I can't get the loan from the new bank and cefcu is the only new dings on my score since the last credit check (which was also through cefcu) if cefcu can get them taken off I can get the loan and get them paid and be done with them but now it's like I'm trapped with them after telling them I didn't like the way I've been treated I've told everyone I don't want to talk to ***** any longer and she is the one they keep having call me
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      17 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Evelyn H

      1 star

      04/29/2024

      Went to the Ofallon, Illinois location. The manager needs to take a class in customers service. A dog was treated better than me. I made arrangements to pay a payment and was 2 dollars and eighty cents short. This lady treated me like trash Omg. I pray to my God in Heaven she never encounters a person like herself.

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