Exton-based Citadel Credit Union, a member-owned financial institution, recently announced it has signed a lease with Esperanza, a Hispanic faith-based nonprofit organization, for a building in the Hunting Park section of North Philadelphia. The building will become Citadel’s third Philadelphia branch.
The Hunting Park branch will offer personal and business banking, mortgage-lending services and financial counseling and will serve as a space where residents can access financial education workshops, community events and neighborhood programming.
“We’ve always believed the most important thing we can do is show up,” Bill Brown, Citadel Credit Union president and CEO, said. “Not just to open a branch but to genuinely earn a place in a community. Hunting Park has deep roots, proud people and real opportunity. Partnering with Esperanza means we’re not arriving as an outside institution. We’re coming in as neighbors, ready to listen and grow alongside the people we’re here to serve.”
Citadel opened its first Philadelphia branch in Overbrook Park in January and a second location will open later this year in Cedar Park.
Citadel Credit Union operates 25 branches. Membership is open to individuals, families, and businesses in southeastern Pennsylvania with membership eligibility throughout Pennsylvania and neighboring states. More than 17,000 Citadel members live, work and study in North Philadelphia.