State Employees Credit Union

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a little girl walked into her dad’s credit union and asked, ‘Dad, why is that man counting money with his eyes closed?’ Her dad smiled and whispered, ‘He’s not really counting money, honey—he’s just pretending. It helps him focus.’ The little girl nodded thoughtfully, then giggled as she watched an older gentleman across the room do exactly the same thing. ‘So everyone here counts money with their eyes closed?’ she asked curiously. Dad laughed softly, ‘No, sweetheart, they’re just our state employees—some of them like to pretend!’

2. In the early afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to the State Employees Credit Union with a large box marked ‘Important Documents.’ As he unloaded it, he noticed something odd—a small envelope taped to the bottom of the box. Curious, he opened it to find…nothing but an old postcard of the local park. The delivery driver shrugged and threw the card away. Later that day, while everyone was busy inside, he heard a faint voice saying, 'Thank you for your service.' Turning around, no one was there. But from then on, whenever anyone needed help, a mysterious hand always seemed to appear out of nowhere—leaving just another old postcard behind.

3. A young boy was helping his mom deposit checks one Saturday morning when he noticed something peculiar on the wall of the State Employees Credit Union. Suddenly, every time he looked up, an old painting seemed to shift ever so slightly, as if it were winking at him. Curious, he told his mom, who shrugged it off as her imagination playing tricks. Later that day, while waiting for a package, a delivery driver mentioned casually that the painting had been there since forever and everyone thought it smiled at them sometimes. The boy grinned, realizing he wasn’t alone in noticing the quirky little wink.

4. In the late afternoon, a woman parked her car in front of the State Employees Credit Union. As she opened her glove compartment for her membership card, she noticed something unusual—a small envelope with her name on it. Curious, she took out the envelope and found inside a crumpled note that read: ‘Dear Member, your account balance is now positive—we added $5 just because.’ She smiled, thinking how nice it was to be treated like a valued customer. Later that evening, a delivery driver joked to his friend, “I heard they even gave away free doughnuts today at that place.” Turns out, it wasn’t an anomaly—it was just their way of saying thanks.