The credit union that was to become Pioneer Appalachia FCU was founded by ten local schoolteachers with $75 in 1940. Today, it serves 17-thousand members with assets of over $210 million.

Pereira, who is also on the board of directors, started her career as a teller for Pioneer Valley Federal Credit Union in 1985. She was promoted to operations manager in 1989, and then to ...

CALDWELL — Pioneer Federal Credit Union announced it has successfully completed a merger with Cornerstone Credit Union of Caldwell, effective on June 1.

“The impact of overspending can be profound,” Jacob Losh, marketing/busineess development officer for Pioneer Appalachia Federal Credit Union.