By Teachers, For Teachers
If You Can Inspire Young Minds, You Can Do Money!Teaching isn’t just about shaping futures—it’s about creating your own future, too. Join a community that’s dedicated to helping educators like you earn what you're truly worth. Whether you’re looking to grow your finances, learn new money skills, or simply take control of your financial journey, Westerra has your back.
Teachers, this one's for you
Be one of the first 100 teachers to open a Smart Money Checking account, and we'll deposit $100 into it.
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Celebrate Rockies' Teacher Appreciation Week with us
We're a proud sponsor of Rockies' Teacher Appreciation Week, May 6-11. Teachers, we invite you to check out special deals and resources we've got, just for you.
90 years ago, 8 Denver Public School teachers came together with a goal: to create a credit union that would support their fellow educators. Today, that mission continues. We’re a not-for-profit, member-owned community committed to seeing our community of Coloradans succeed.
Invested in our Community
Contributed over
$500,000
annually to our community
Volunteered
1500+
hours from our employees annually.
Awarded over
$50,000
annual grants for Colorado Educators
Apply for a Westerra school grant.
Every school year, we fund $50,000 to Colorado educators through our School Grant Program. Any Westerra member who is an educator of grades K-12 can apply for a $50,000 grant to help their schools—and students—shine.
Financial Literacy in the classroom
We believe that kids deserve to learn about finances. If you want to build financial literacy in the classroom, we’d love to come in for a lesson. Drop us a note at engagement@westerracu.com to schedule a presentation for your students.
Explore our Checking and Savings Accounts for Students
Understanding money management is a big step in becoming independent. Our studentaccounts and financial resources are here to help students start their financial journey.
