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NIHFCU – recognized by Newsweek as a Best Credit Union in America
December 2025: NIHFCU is honored to be among the best credit unions in the nation for 2026, and one of just four operating in our HQ State of Maryland to receive this distinction. Thank you for the privilege to serve!
NIHFCU Chairman named Volunteer of the Year by the MDDCCUA
The MD|DC Credit Union Association has named NIHFCU Board Chair Steven Berkowitz as the 2025 Volunteer of the Year for his 35 years of dedication, leadership, and unwavering service to NIHFCU.
NIHFCU – As Seen in Forbes and Fortune magazines
April 2025: Lending a Helping Hand. The National Institutes of Health Federal Credit Union was featured in Forbes and Fortune as a leading credit union in the Washington metro area.
NIHFCU – Consistently Recognized as A Best Place to Work
For three years in a row, NIHFCU has been named by American Banker as one of the nation’s Best Credit Unions to Work, ranked by the value of its benefits and the satisfaction of its employees.
NIHFCU Business Lending Ranked in Washingon Business Journal
NIHFCU ranked #3 in fastest growing commercial lending portfolio in the DC area. NIHFCU ranked #1 in year-over-year % change among all 33 credit unions.
NIHFCU CEO named Board Member at BioHealth Innovations
December 2024: NIHFCU’s CEO, Rick Wieczorek has been named a Board Director of BioHealth Innovation, a 501C3 non-profit, regional organization serving as an innovation intermediary to the BioHealth Industry.
NIHFCU Recognized as a Best Places to Work for Women
Best Companies Group named NIHFCU a recipient of an inaugural 2025 Best Places to Work for Women Award, nationwide among companies of 50-249 employees.
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