About Us

The Steel Valley Federal Credit Union, a not for profit financial cooperative, is organized and managed to provide a safe, economical, and convenient financial institution for our membership.  To promote thrift and through competitive dividends for savings, and provide economical loans with competitive interest rates, and service through modern technologies.

History

1966.  Chartered by the Bureau of Credit Unions as the United Steelworkers (Cleveland) Federal Credit Union to serve the members of United Steelworkers Local 185 working for J&L Steel.

1985.  Amended the Charter to change the name of the sponsor from J&L Steel to LTV Steel and to allow the steelworkers of the merged Republic Steel Company to become members of the credit union.

1988.  Amended the Charter to allow for the first select employee group, North Coast Container.

1990.  Amended the Charter to allow for the first credit union merger, Sears Federal Credit Union.  Amended the Charter to allow the merger of the U.I.U. Local 48 Credit Union.  Amended the Charter to allow the merger of the Mines and Mills Federal Credit Union.

1991.  Amended the Charter to allow the merger of Christian Tabernacle Evangelistic Church Credit Union.  Amended the Charter to allow the merger of Cleveland Steel and Tubes Credit Union.

1992.  Amended the Charter to change the name from United Steelworkers (Cleveland) Federal Credit Union to Steel Valley Federal Credit Union.  Amended the Charter for the merger of Midland Steel Federal Credit Union.

1993.  Amended the Charter for the Purchase and Assumption of the East Cleveland Schools Credit Union.

1994.  Amended the Charter for the merger of Saint Michael’s Roman Catholic Parish Federal Credit Union.

1995.  Amended the Charter for the Purchase and Assumption of the Cleveland Heights Employees Credit Union.

2001.    Amended the Charter for the Purchase and Assumption of the Metro Health Credit Union.  Amended the Charter for the merger of Thomas Steel Credit Union.

2004.  Amended the Charter to serve the Underserved for the West Side of Cleveland.

2007.  Amended the Charter to serve the underserved for Greater Warren.

2008.    Amended the Charter to merger the Alliance of Poles Federal Credit Union.

2009.  Amended the Charter to serve the Underserved for Greater Cleveland.

2011.  Amended the Charter for the merger of the Brook Park Municipal Employee’s Federal Credit Union

Credit Union Sponsors

1st Choice
A.J. Rose
Adalet
Adcom/Piston Delivery
AFSCME 100
AFSCME 1746
AFSCME 1746
Alcoa Aluminum
All-Ohio Threaded
Aluminum Coating
Angelia Mia
Arcelor Mittal Steel
Aztec Imports
Bic Mfg
Brookside Auto Parts
Business Stationery
Carius Tool
CCBDD
Charlie’s Towing
City of Brook Park
City of Cleveland Heights
City of East Cleveland
City of Lakewood
City View Nursing
Cleveland Screw Products
Complete Personal Logistics
Consolidated Metal
Cosmo Plastics
CT Contracting
Custom Paper Tubes
Deans Greenhouse
Decker Steel
East Cleveland Schools
Eliza Bryant
Eliza Jennings
Grace Hospital
Graco/Century Products
Grant Railway
H. Goodman
John Lance Ford
Lakewood Animal Hospital
Metrohealth Hospital
Multi-Care Nursing Homes
Norman Noble
Pearlview Nursing
Peerless
Premier manufacturing
Ralph C. Tyler
Ritrama Duramark
Samaritan Nursing
Sealey Mattress
Sears
Shane Transportation
Sherwin Williams
SP Data
SpringCo Metal Coatings
Tata Steel (Thomas)
The Patrician
Thomas Steel
Universal Steel
Yellow Cab

 

Board of Directors

  • Raymond Nesky, Chairman
  • Carolyn B. Jones, Vice-Chairman
  • Otis Tuck, Secretary
  • John Burkowski, Treasurer
  • JoAnn Melargno
  • Pamela Brown
  • Daryl DuBroy

Supervisory/Audit Committee

  • Francis Rutowski, Chairman
  • Mitch Bienia
  • Maricela Ruiz
  • Jon Howard

Executive Staff

  • David K. Lawhun, CEO
  • Regina L. Oberg, Executive Assistant
  • Irwin F. Caraballo, Director of Operations
  • Michael J. Nowakowski, Director of Business Development
  • Robert C. Johnson, Manager of Information Systems
  • Jeanne T. Flors, Loan Manager
  • John P. Szeszak, Member Services Manager