Committed to Helping Our Community
At CSE, we’re more than a credit union—we’re your neighbors, your teammates, and your financial coaches. Since 1938, our member-owned credit union has been helping people in our community achieve financial strength through smart products, personalized service, and practical financial education.
With nearly 50,000 members and $440 million in assets, we’re proud to serve anyone who lives, works, worships, volunteers, or goes to school in Stark, Summit, Portage, Tuscarawas, or Carroll Counties. Local businesses in these areas may also access our financial services.
As always, your deposits are federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) up to $250,000 per member, per account. We also privately insure our accounts for an additional $250,000 per member, per account, protecting your money up to $500,000 per member, per account. You can bank with confidence knowing we’ve got your back.
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Community Collaboration
At CSE, our mission is to enhance the financial well-being of all our members, whether you’re financially secure or just beginning your journey.
Banking should be more than transactions. It should be about people...the guidance you need, the support you deserve, and the confidence that your money is working for you.
That’s why today we proudly say that CSE provides Banking that Means More.
This tagline reflects what we’ve always stood for: offering products, services, and education that genuinely make a difference in the lives of our members and our community.
We’re still the same locally owned, member-focused credit union you know, but now our message says it all. We’re here to make your money work harder, your life easier, and your goals more achievable.
Listed below are just a few of the community organizations and events CSE has supported:
- Akron Canton Regional Foodbank
- Akron Children's Hospital
- ArtsinStark
- Aultman Foundation
- Be A Better Me Foundation
- Canton Christian Home
- Canton City Schools Adult Education
- Canton Palace Theatre
- CommQuest
- Compassion Delivered
- Domestic Violence Project
- En-Rich-Ment
- Leadership Stark County
- Malone University
- MentorStark
- Pathway Caring for Children
- Perry Helping Perry
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Refuge of Hope
- Rising Scholars
- Salvation Army
- SARTA
- Stark County Community Action Agency
- Stark County Diaper Bank
- Stark County Humane Society
- Stark County Urban League
- Stark Library
- Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Stark Parks
- TomTod Ideas
- Walsh University
- Wishes Can Happen
- YWCA
CSE History
The Canton School Employees Federal Credit Union, now known as CSE was founded in 1938. The credit union was founded by forward-thinking individuals who believed that by joining together they could provide common people, just like themselves, sound financial services at reasonable costs. From humble beginnings with a ledger book, cigar box, and a teacher’s desk drawer, the credit union began to grow. The same principle that inspired our founders in 1938 is the same philosophy that governs how we do business today.
CSE started out serving the employees of Canton City Schools. We soon added the employees of North Canton City Schools, Malone University, Stark State College, and the Stark County District Library. In the early ‘80s the employees of the Canton Christian Home joined. After the passage of H.R. 1151 (The Credit Union Membership Access Act) in 1998, membership began to grow rapidly.
From its modest beginning, the credit union has grown substantially. It has been strengthened over the years by the loyal support of its members. In 2003, we were honored when the National Credit Union Administration granted CSE a Community Charter. With the new charter, we can make credit union membership available to people throughout Stark County. This is especially beneficial in helping to fulfill our plan of serving the underserved within our community.<
In 2023, CSE submitted an application to expand our Field of Membership, and in March of 2024, we were officially approved by the NCUA to expand access to CSE for those all those who live, work (or regularly conduct business), worship, volunteer, or attend school in Stark, Summit, Portage, Tuscarawas, and Carroll Counties.
It's the credit union model that common people pool their resources together to provide sound, reasonably priced financial services for themselves and other members. At CSE Federal Credit Union it is an idea that works!
CSE Today
CSE continues to be member-owned and operated, unlike most of the banks in our area. The headquarters of CSE is located at 4101 Shuffel St. NW in North Canton. In addition, we have offices located in Canton (1380 Market Ave N), North Canton (6879 Whipple Ave NW), Lake Cable (5414 Fulton Dr NW), and Meyers Lake (1235 Whipple Ave NW).
CSE was named Ohio's #1 Credit Union in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 by Forbes.
CSE was also named to the first ever list of 'America's Best Credit Unions' by Newsweek in 2023 and 2024.