Towpath Credit Union
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Towpath Credit Union, formerly Akron Teachers Credit Union, was established in 1936 by Mr. Lewis C. Turner to serve his colleagues in the Akron Public Schools. He was a teacher at Akron East High School. In 1966 Akron Teachers Credit Union opened its first office on Tallmadge Avenue.
Many employee groups realized the benefits of being credit union members and join the Akron Teachers Credit Union. This dramatic growth prompted the Board of Directors to approve building the office located at 645 North Main Street in Akron that is still open today.
The Akron Teachers Credit Union continued to grow through mergers with smaller credit unions, the addition of numerous employee membership groups, and finally by changing to a community charter in early 2004. Later that year, the Akron Teachers Credit Union also changed its name to Towpath Credit Union in order to more accurately describe its field of membership. The name “Towpath Credit Union” was chosen in honor of the historical significance of the canal and towpath in the birth and growth of Akron and surrounding communities.
The Towpath Credit Union has pitched in and provided great volunteers for Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition projects in 2008.