SC Telco Federal Credit UnionSM is a financial cooperative motivated by 7 unique and powerful principles that are the foundation of the credit union movement. SC Telco was founded in 1935 by William Wirt Stover and 18 employees of Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company as one of South Carolina’s first not-for-profit, cooperative financial institutions. Today, we are one of the largest credit unions in the Palmetto State. And for over 80 years, our mission has remained consistent: to improve the financial lives of our members.