University of Kentucky Credit Union is a federally chartered credit union based in Lexington, Kentucky. It was organized in 1937 and has been insured by the NCUA since 08/01/1972. At the 06/30/2026 reporting date it served 121,057 members and held $1.8 billion in assets.
The name above is shown as a readable form of the name in the NCUA registry (UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY).
Size
By total assets it is the #284 of 4,214 federally insured credit unions in the United States and the #4 of 51 in Kentucky. Assets per member are about $14,822.
Balance sheet
| Item | As of 06/30/2026 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | $1.8 billion |
| Members | 121,057 |
| Shares and deposits | $1.4 billion |
| Loans and leases | $1.5 billion |
| Loans as a share of shares and deposits | 110.6% |
Shares are what members deposit in a credit union; because members own it, savings accounts are called share accounts. These are figures from the credit union's own call report to the NCUA, not a rating or a recommendation.
Is it insured by the NCUA?
Yes. University of Kentucky Credit Union is federally insured. Federally insured credit unions are backed by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF), run by the NCUA, which protects member deposits up to $250,000 per member, per credit union, per ownership category. You can confirm this in the NCUA Credit Union Locator (charter number 24165).
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Frequently asked questions
Is University of Kentucky Credit Union insured?
Yes, it is federally insured by the NCUA through the NCUSIF, up to $250,000 per member, per credit union, per ownership category. Check the NCUA Credit Union Locator for its charter number 24165.
How big is University of Kentucky Credit Union?
At 06/30/2026 it held $1.8 billion in assets and served 121,057 members, the #284 largest of 4,214 federally insured credit unions (NCUA call report data).
This page reports regulatory data only. It does not show the credit union's rates or products, which change often and are published on its own site.