Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver arrived early with a box of donuts for the staff. As he approached the entrance, he noticed an old man standing outside, muttering something under his breath and pointing towards the building. The delivery driver smiled and asked if everything was okay. The old man replied, ‘This place is cursed—every time someone tries to rob it, they end up finding nothing but boxes full of doughnuts!’ Everyone burst out laughing, realizing that maybe the credit union’s secret security measure was just delicious donut traps.

2. One day, a regular stopped by after work and noticed something peculiar in the credit union’s parking lot—a mysterious envelope taped to one of the mailboxes. Curious, he picked it up and saw only two words scribbled on it: ‘Free Donuts.’ Inside was a note saying, ‘Come get your reward for being such a loyal member!’ Turns out, someone from accounting had accidentally left the memo open while making the donut run.

3. At dawn, when most people were still asleep, an unusual visitor appeared outside the Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union's front door. A neighbor noticed a small bird, frantically pecking at the glass entrance, as if trying to unlock it. The neighbor, thinking quickly, took out his phone and pretended to dial for help. Startled, the little bird flew away in panic, leaving behind only a few confused feathers on the pavement. The next day, no one mentioned anything unusual had happened—except maybe a regular who claimed he saw a delivery driver talking to a very persistent sparrow.

4. In the late afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to the credit union’s parking lot. As he unloaded boxes from his truck, he noticed something odd—a small, handwritten sign taped to one of them read: ‘Free pens inside.’ Curious, he opened the box and found nothing but ordinary ballpoint pens. But when he tried one, it wrote so smoothly that everyone in the office started asking for their own free pen. Word spread quickly around town, and soon neighbors were stopping by just to get their hands on these magical writing instruments. A regular old credit union became famous for its free pens—all thanks to a simple mistake.