Chartered in 1955 as Frontier Federal Credit Union to serve personnel at Biggs Air Force Base, the institution later merged with Fort Bliss Federal Credit Union and was renamed FirstLight Federal Credit Union. It now serves more than 100,000 members with over $1.6 billion in assets, based in El Paso, Texas, with membership open to El Paso County, TX, Dona Ana County, NM, and Fort Bliss personnel.
FirstLight Federal Credit Union has been serving the El Paso and Fort Bliss community since 1955, when it opened as a small credit union for airmen at Biggs Air Force Base. Seventy years later, it's grown into a $1.6 billion cooperative with more than 100,000 members across El Paso County, Texas, and Dona Ana County, New Mexico � including active-duty families stationed at Fort Bliss. Whether you're managing a FirstLight checking account, paying off a loan, or picking up gift cards, pairing your banking with the Fluz app lets you earn cashback on everyday spending along the border region.