# Can I Join? The Credit Union Eligibility Checklist

A short checklist: list your ties, match them to the four kinds of membership, check each credit union on the NCUA register, and read the join rules before you apply. Education only, not financial advice.

Price: Free.

## What is included

- A tie list: home, work, school, worship, family and groups
- The four kinds of membership and how to match your ties
- A join-rules table and four traps that cost people time

Also on the [web page](https://creditunions.fyi/store/can-i-join-checklist).

> **Not financial advice.** CreditUnions lists federally insured credit unions and the data they file with the NCUA. It is not financial advice and a listing is not a recommendation. Figures come from the most recent quarterly call report and were last checked on the date shown on each listing; they change, so confirm everything with the credit union before you join. To report a mistake, write to hello@creditunions.fyi.