Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union – a success of American Polonia Cover Image

Polsko-Słowiańska Federalna Unia Kredytowa sukcesem amerykańskiej Polonii
Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union – a success of American Polonia

Author(s): Danuta Piątkowska
Subject(s): Sociology, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Wyższa Szkoła Ekonomiczno-Humanistyczna
Keywords: Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union; Polish & Slavic Center; Fr Longin Tolczyk; Marek M. Luniewski; New York Polonia

Summary/Abstract: Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union (P&SFCU) was founded in 1976 in New York City (Greenpoint) by the Father Longin Tolczyk and a group of a few enthusiasts with the help of an Ukrainian Marian Kots. Ukrainians have had a lot of experience in the establishment of their owns credit unions in the United States, which they began to form about twenty years earlier than the Poles. The first president of the P&SFCU was engineer Marek M. Luniewski (1976–1979). The Union went through ups and downs. P&SFCU is currently listed as the largest of all ethnic credit unions in the United States. It is a strong and stable financial institution. Its members are in the vast majority Poles and the Union is their success.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 3-4
  • Page Range: 11-55
  • Page Count: 45
  • Language: Polish
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