Genesee Co-op Federal Credit Union

06/23/2026

Been seeing ads for online apps that allow you to "get your pay now" with promises that it's free? Unfortunately too good to be true usually is. Try our quick demo to see how much it can cost you. It works almost like a real app (sorry--no money ends up in your account.

https://ewademo.genesee.coop

06/23/2026

That "free" paycheck advance app? It isn't free. Try the simulation to see how much they can really cost.

06/22/2026

Congratulations to our newest homeowner! Putting Rochester residents in homes, one member at a time.

06/19/2026

In honor of Juneteenth we want to honor and share the long history in the United States of black economic freedom and independence movements. This discussion with Jessica Gordon Nembhard and The Next System Project from 2015 talks about this history and particularly the importance of W.E.B. Du Bois and Fannie Lou Hamer in this movement.

Thanks to Ron Hantz for raising this important history in his visit to Rochester yesterday.

Before launching The Next System Project, we sat down with historian and economic activist Jessica Gordon Nembhard to learn what the tradition of Black cooperative economic development and the long struggle for civil rights could teach us about system cha

06/18/2026

We are so happy to support Create A Pizza with a grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York. We can all feel the cost of price increases across the economy—including restaurants. Even so Create A Pizza’s owners Katelyn and John have made it a priority to continue their affordable $6.99 weekday lunch special for a personal pizza and a drink. Yum!

06/09/2026

For the last few years the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York has enabled members like us to support nonprofits and small businesses that are struggling with increases prices, costs, or other economic issues (who isn't?!) with the Small Business Recovery Grant program.

We were delighted to be able to support the Bantu Community of Rochester which engages youth from the Bantu Wazigua community. The Somali community is an important part of the Rochester community and the Genesee Co-op community.

You can find a full list of past grantees on our website.

06/02/2026

05/27/2026

Last week we had a visitor from the Bronx-- Greg Jost of the and an amazing partner in the fight for a responsible and just financial system. Today we presented with Greg in support of Stop Taking Our Paychecks, legislation aiming to make sure predatory fintech lenders are subject to New York's 25% usury cap!

There are great organizations including credit unions like ours and others all across the state fighting to make sure our communities have access to fair financial services.

05/09/2026

We were very happy to recently be able to make a deposit in a credit union offering critical financial services, especially in communities of color in parts of the south where banks are often not accessible or friendly. Their partner organization Hope Policy Institute also does important work to support an equitable and just economy.

While we try to keep as much of our money local as possible, we also make deposits in other credit unions--and other credit unions have helped Genesee Co-op with deposits. Credit unions are co-operatives who work together--and that work helps support our communities across the country.

This week two Genesee Co-op staff and two board members will be connecting with others from credit unions all over the country at the Inclusiv Credit Unions annual conference.

Pictured: Dan and Melissa from Genesee Co-op with Ed from Hope CU and Jodi from Greylock Federal Credit Union at last years conference.

05/04/2026

Check out this picture of kitty Findus!

Now that we have your attention, consider this your weekly reminder that the scammers out there are trying to get you. They will call, send you texts, represent themselves as your credit union, your insurance company, the IRS or your child. Please be EXTREMELY cautious when you share your financial information. You can always come into the credit union for help if you need.

Be careful out there!