Sierra Pacific FCU has been serving our members and communities in the heart of the west for over 87 years. We remain prepared to protect member finances by offering excellent share insurance, maintaining a strong balance sheet, and keeping reserves well above the required level.

We are proud of Sierra’s financial position and are always open to review this with any member.

Share Insurance

All deposit accounts at Sierra Pacific FCU are insured up to $500,000 per account holder and ownership group.

  • Insured up to $250,000 by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the federal agency that regulates all U.S. credit unions. Click here to learn more.
  • Insured for an additional $250,000 by Excess Share Insurance, a private insurer. Click here to learn more. 

This exceptional level of coverage is provided at no additional cost to you, and protects member deposits in the unlikely event that this institution should fail.

3rd Party Safety Ratings

Sierra Pacific is proudly recommended by all major industry safety and soundness organizations.

Well-Capitalized

Capital are funds set aside as reserves against shocks, like recessions.

The NCUA defines Sierra Pacific FCU as a “well capitalized” institution*. The minimum requirement for this NCUA definition is a 7% Capital Ratio (Capital/Total Assets).

As of February 28, 2023; Sierra’s Capital Ratio was 11.506%.

This ratio is reported quarterly on the NCUA website. Sierra’s charter number is 1000.

*As defined by the NCUA, part 702 of the Rules and Regulations

Questions?

If you’d like to discuss Sierra’s safety and soundness, please feel free to contact CEO Leslie Ramsdell at lklein@sierrapacificfcu.org or 775-834-4579.

Safety and Soundness FAQs







Credit Score by SavvyMoney shows your score, report, and more inside of the Sierra Pacific mobile banking app. If your credit score isn’t working, try these solutions:

  • Update to the latest app version
  • Navigate to the “My Credit Score” option in the main menu and agree to the terms of service

Note that only primary account holders have access to Credit Score. Joint members will not be able to use Credit Score unless they open their own account at Sierra Pacific.

If you still can’t see your credit score in the mobile app, contact SavvyMoney’s support team at support@savvymoney.com

Sierra Pacific Credit Union uses specific lending criteria to make decisions on loan approval, rate, terms, etc. Any loan application submitted to Sierra is subject to our lending policies and may not match the offer, estimated score, or estimated rate or savings presented in SavvyMoney.

If you think some information is wrong or inaccurate, you can obtain a free credit report from www.annualcreditreport.com and then dispute inaccuracies with each bureau individually. Each bureau has its process for correcting inaccurate information.

Every Sierra Pacific CU user can file a dispute with TransUnion by clicking on the “Dispute” link within the Credit Score tool in online or mobile banking. TransUnion will share this with the other bureaus if the inaccuracy is verified. Members should check with each institution to confirm the innaccuracy has been fixed.

Sierra’s Credit Score widget in online and mobile banking updates automatically every 7 days. You can choose to refresh your score up to every 24 hours to see your latest score.

No. Your current credit score, report, and all other tools in the SavvyMoney widget in online and mobile banking can be viewed, used, and updated without impacting your credit score. SavvyMoney uses a soft pull to update your credit score information, which doesn’t hurt your score, no matter how often you update it.

No. Sierra Pacific provides this resource for FREE to all members enrolled in online banking.

Credit Score by SavvyMoney is a free service that we are now providing to all members of Sierra Pacific Federal Credit Union through your online or mobile banking account. Using SavvyMoney will have no impact on your score. It provides all members a free look at their current score, credit report, and ways to improve their score.

SavvyMoney includes additional features including:

  • Score simulator: see how certain actions might impact your score
  • Credit score goals: set a goal and get tips and reminders automatically
  • Personalized offers – see how much a refinance or balance transfer can save you over time before applying
  • Financial education – articles and resources to help you build YOUR money savvy

Credit Score by SavvyMoney is a free service that we are now providing to all members of Sierra Pacific Federal Credit Union, and using Credit Score will have no impact on your score.

 

If you decide that you don’t want to use this service, there are three ways that you can turn it off.

  • When entering Credit Score for the first time, a tutorial banner will be displayed. On the final page of the tutorial, you will see text that says, “Turn it off or on at any time”.  Click on this text and you will be taken to a page that allows you to turn Credit Score off.
  • Additionally, you can turn off Credit Score in the Welcome Email that you will receive on the date of enrollment. At the bottom of the email, you will see a button, “Turn off Credit Score”, and selecting this will turn it off.
  • The final way to turn off Credit Score is within the tool itself. Log into online or mobile banking and click on your credit score widget. Select the “Resources” tab on the navigation bar. Then select the “View Now” button under Profile Settings and finally select “Deactivate Credit Score Account” at the bottom of this page.

You will not be automatically enrolled once you cancel this service. If at any point you would like to re-enroll, the Credit Score widget will be available for you to opt back in.

 

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