Student-run federal credit union to launch in Anderson County

IVA, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – Anderson School District 3 announced plans to launch the county’s first school-based financial project, a student-run federal credit union.

Crescent High School is working with Upstate Federal Credit Union to launch Tiger Financial in August.

Tiger Financial will offer traditional credit union services to students, faculty, and staff. It also will be a place where students can gain real-world job experience.

Students have been interviewed and chosen to serve as branch managers, tellers, and marketers.

“We are thrilled to partner with Upstate Federal Credit Union to offer this unique opportunity to our students,” said Kathy Hipp, Superintendent of Anderson 3. “Financial literacy can be a huge piece of breaking cycles of poverty for our students. This initiative further advances our commitment to ensuring students are college and career-ready and can be successful in post-secondary.”