The story of Traverse Catholic Federal Credit Union begins in 1950, when a group of employees at Parts Manufacturing Company in Traverse City, received a federal charter to form a credit union for their company. To ensure a healthy future of the Credit Union, ETC decided to open the membership charter to accept any persons who live, work, worship, or attend school in and businesses and other legal entities located in Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska or Leelanau Counties, Michigan.