Business View Magazine l October 2022

108 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 10 F rom the day it opened its proverbial doors as a cooperative operating out of the then-aluminum casting foundry in Massena, New York, SeaComm Federal Credit Union has never lost sight of its priority to take care of others in need and help communities grow. Now in its 59th year of operation and with nine branches to its name, SeaComm’s success has heralded a new era of financial services, in addition to the resources needed to accelerate support for home ownership and all forms of lending and investing. “We’ve been really committed to our roots since day one,” insists President & CEO Scott Wilson. “In our headquarters and in all of our branches we have a toolbox, which is symbolic for us because it represents where it all comes from the then Chevrolet Foundry plant, which later became General Motors. The men and women who started this cooperative really got together for no other reason but to help each other. Back in 1963, it was difficult to borrow small amounts of money – you couldn’t borrow $50 from the local bank. This co-operative gave people that opportunity to get those small loans. Some had money to deposit, some had needs to borrow, and SeaComm was really born of that spirit of give and take. The toolbox is just a nice reminder of that. It’s very iconic.” AT A GLANCE SEACOMM FEDERAL CREDIT UNION WHAT: Community credit union with over 50,000 members and nine locations WHERE: Head office in Massena, New York WEBSITE: www.seacomm.org SEACOMM Federal Credit Union Members are the whole equation