Nevada

REGULATING AGENCY: Nevada Department of Business and Industry; Financial Institutions Division

  • Sandy O’Laughlin, Commissioner
  • Marilyn Young, Deputy Commissioner
  • Website: fid.nv.gov

LEAGUE: Nevada’s Credit Unions

  • Jeremy Empol, President/CEO
  • Website: ccul.org

PRIVATE SHARE INSURANCE: YES


2026 STATS 
  • Largest SCU: GREATER NEVADA CU $1.69B in assets
  • Largest FCU: GREAT BASIN FCU $0.37B in assets
First Quarter 2026 SCUs FCUs Total CUs % of SCUs/Total
Total Credit Unions 8 5 13 61.54%
Credit Union Members 0.36M 0.06M 0.42M 84.88%
Credit Union Assets $7.71B $1.02B $8.73B 88.32%

FUN FACT

The first community college in Nevada opened in Elko in 1967. Great Basin College was the forerunner of a statewide system associated with the University of Nevada.


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