DuPage Credit Union
Medium Collar counties (DuPage, Lake, Kane, Will, McHenry, Kendall, DeKalb) — not Cook · ASI insured (not NCUA)
Insurance caveat (read first): DuPage Credit Union deposits are privately insured by American Share Insurance (ASI) — a private, credit-union-owned insurer — not by the NCUA (federal share insurance) and not by the FDIC. DuPage publishes ASI coverage up to $250,000 per account with no limit on the number of accounts in its comparison. ASI is not backed by the U.S. government the way NCUA share insurance is. Confirm current coverage on dupagecu.com before depositing.
Who can join
Live/work DuPage, Lake, DeKalb, McHenry, Kane, Will, or Kendall · or attend school in DuPage · family of member · SEGs
How hard
Medium
Fees / share
Confirm share/opening amounts on dupagecu.com (not invented here)
ATM notes
30,000+ fee-free ATMs · 5,600 shared branches (published) — confirm on site
- Official name
- DuPage Credit Union
- Charter / type
- Illinois state-chartered credit union privately insured by American Share Insurance (ASI) — not NCUA. See caveat.
- Field of membership (summary)
- Published eligibility quiz counties: DuPage, Lake, DeKalb, McHenry, Kane, Will, Kendall. Also attend school in DuPage County; family member of a current member; or employer SEG. Cook County is not listed on the published county join quiz.
- Join steps (as published)
- If you live/work in a listed collar county (or school in DuPage / family / SEG), apply via dupagecu.com/join. Cook-only residents without another path: DuPage’s quiz may not clear eligibility — contact the CU or choose another listing.
- Fees (only if published)
- Share/opening dollar amounts: confirm on current DuPage application and fee schedules — not published as a single clear figure on the join landing page reviewed here.
- ATM / network notes
- Published: more than 30,000 fee-free ATMs and 5,600 shared branches nationwide. Confirm non-network fees on the current schedule.
- Branches serving Greater Chicago
- Downers Grove, Naperville, Wheaton — use dupagecu.com. Do not invent addresses.
- Caveats
- Insurance: ASI private share insurance, not NCUA — loud difference from most Joinable listings. Geography: Cook County not on published county list. Prefer NCUA-insured options if that matters to you. CIP always applies.
- Join difficulty rationale
- Medium — strong collar-county live/work path, but Cook is absent from the published county list; plus ASI (not NCUA) insurance.
Not a guarantee: Meeting the published field of membership does not mean you will be approved. Credit unions still run identity checks (CIP) and their own account rules.
Last verified: 2026-10-26 (America/Los_Angeles). Confirm eligibility and fees on the credit union’s site before applying. Membership always subject to CU approval and identity verification.