SPIRE Credit Union

It’s finally spring and time to tidy up your finances. SPIRE is offering free fraud prevention seminars, a shred day, and additional resources for SPIRE members.

85 years ago today, Edgar Archer’s dream to open a credit union to help people do the right thing became reality. Today, SPIRE continues to live out his dream.

80-year member, Fran Anderson, shares her story of becoming a member of the credit union in 1939 and how her family has been involved over the years.

The SPIRE Credit Union 85th Annual Meeting & Member Appreciation Day focused on SPIRE's impact on the community.

Streamline the home buying and selling process with SPIRE’s knowledgeable and experienced staff. Don’t miss our spiring home buying and selling seminars!

SPIRE President/CEO Dan Stoltz is featured in “The Art of Giving Back” in this month’s issue of MINNESOTA GOOD AGE.

Dan Stoltz, President and CEO of SPIRE Credit Union, has been honored with the Northern Star Souting’s 2018 Community Builder Award.

SPIRE Credit Union was a proud sponsor of the 6^thAnnual Clouds Choir for a Cause on December 14.

It seems like the holidays come faster every year. You can help plan for all of the extra expenses during the holiday season by opening a SPIRE Holiday Savings account.

SPIRE honored with a Certificate of Appreciation from the US Attorney’s Office and Department of Justice for exemplary efforts on combatting financial crimes.

SPIRE Credit Union has been honored with two 2018 marketing awards sponsored by the Minnesota Credit Union Network (MnCUN).

SPIRE Credit Union has been honored with the Business of the Year Award from the Mora Area Chamber of Commerce.

SPIRE Credit Union has been honored with the 2018 National Excellence in Lending Award. The award recognizes credit unions for exemplary lending strategies.

Since 2015, SPIRE staff have raised over $7,500 for the American Cancer Society to help find cures and treatments for all types of cancer.

The Grand Opening Celebration for the SPIRE Credit Union Vadnais Heights branch will take place Monday, December 17.

After six Lowertown Clean Up Crews in 2018, community members and businesses have made a positive impact on the Lowertown neighborhood in St. Paul.

Customize real-time activity alerts for your SPIRE accounts and Visa® Credit & Debit cards to avoid fees, fraud, overdrafts, and suspicious activity.

SPIRE Credit Union has been honored with both the Youth and Adult 2018 Desjardins Financial Education Awards recognizing leadership in financial literacy.

SPIRE employees participated in a t-shirt fundraiser benefitting Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare. Proceeds from sales resulted in a donation of $1,500!

Katelyn France from Hinckley-Finlayson High School and Mason Stoltz from Eden Prairie High School were recently awarded $500 SPIRE scholarships.

The Marketing Association of Credit Unions (MAC) held its annual conference last week where SPIRE Credit Union was honored with four MAC awards. The awards recognize the “best of the best” credit union brands.

This winter, SPIRE Credit Union partnered with Ogilvie Raceway to help provide Workforce Development scholarships to four Minnesota high school students.

SPIRE Credit Union honored with two community leadership awards recognizing leadership and give back within the business community.

EY, a global organization referring to their subsidiary firms, including Ernst & Young Global Limited, announced that Dan Stoltz of SPIRE Credit Union is a finalist for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® (EOY) 2018 Heartland program.

The SPIRE Credit Union led Lowertown Clean Up Crew returns for its second year with the support of Lowertown businesses and residents.

SPIRE Credit Union was honored with four Diamond Awards at the CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday night.

SPIRE Credit Union held its 84^thAnnual Meeting & Member Appreciation Day on February 17 with the theme, “Let us inspire you.” Based on the response by the record audience, SPIRE did just that.

SPIRE Credit Union has been honored with a 2017 Adult Desjardins Financial Education Award recognizing leadership in adult financial literacy.

The 84th SPIRE Annual Meeting & Member Appreciation Day last Saturday left both attendees and SPIRE staff inspired for the future.

The St. Paul Winter Carnival Ecolab Ice Palace presented by SPIRE Credit Union has enjoyed large crowds at Rice Park throughout the first weekend of Carnival.

Archie has been many places - inside the Target Center, on CHS Field, and recently even raced at Ogilvie Raceway.  However, he's never been put on ice - until now.  Introducing Archie the Zamboni!

SPIRE President/CEO Dan Stoltz and Chairman of the Ice Board of Governors led the groundbreaking ceremony of the Winter Carnival ice palace on Tuesday.

As part of a 25+ year holiday tradition, each of the 17 SPIRE branches, as well as our administrative offices, hosted our Annual Holiday Toy Drive.

The St. Paul Winter Carnival announced on Thursday that a 7-story "People's Palace" will be built in Rice Park.

SPIRE Business Development Manager, Rachael Reiling, was awarded the Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce (SPACC) Emerging Volunteer Award in early November. Reiling, along with five local businesses and one other individual, received awards celebrating excellence in business and leadership at the SPACC Ninth Annual Chamber Honors. 

SPIRE ambassadors in both St. Paul and Mora, MN made 1,200 sandwiches for MRD, Inc.  The sandwiches will be delivered to disadvantaged Minneapolis residents this week.

Members of the SPIRE management team visited Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare on Tuesday to see first-hand how money donated by SPIRE members and staff is used on a daily basis to improve the lives of children.

In partnership with the Minnesota Credit Union Network, SPIRE recently had the opportunity to host 30 representatives from 12 credit unions (or SACCOs) in Kenya.

SPIRE Credit Union staff will recognize Veterans Day by wearing special T-shirts and supporting medical grants for treatment of Veterans with chronic pain.

SPIRE Credit Union was a sponsor of the MATTER Benefit Concert that ultimately raised $1.25 Million in September. 

SPIRE is honored to have received both the Youth and Adult 2017 Desjardins Financial Education Awards recognizing leadership in financial literacy.

Dan Stoltz, President & CEO of SPIRE Credit Union, was recently appointed to the Board of Directors for Saint Paul’s Ordway Center for the Performing Arts.

SPIRE has been honored with four MAC awards from the Marketing Association of Credit Unions recognizing the best of the best in marketing achievements.

With a 95% affirmative vote from Peoples Community Credit Union (PCCU) members, a partnership/merger between SPIRE and PCCU will become effective July 1, 2017.

A group of SPIRE employees gathered to pick up litter alongside a 2-mile stretch of Highway 23 just west of SPIRE’s Ogilvie branch.

At SPIRE’s 83rd Annual Meeting & Member Appreciation Day, we accepted donations for Second Harvest Heartland and collected nearly 1,400 meals for local families.

SPIRE has been presented with three Diamond Awards for outstanding marketing and business development achievements within the credit union industry. 

SPIRE President & CEO Dan Stoltz was awarded with the Outstanding Marketing Executive of the Year by Minnesota DECA.

The SPIRE Food Truck debuted on Discover Delicious! This local reality TV show airs every Saturday morning on Channel 29 at 11:30 am.

SPIRE Credit Union has been awarded the prestigious Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota's® (BBB) 2016-17 Torch Award for Ethics!

SPIRE Credit Union has been honored with the 2016 Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Community Service Award.

SPIRE Credit Union has been honored with a 2016 Desjardins Adult Financial Education Award for leadership in adult financial literacy.