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            • Essential Credit Union

              21925 Louisiana Highway 15 Plaquemine, LA 70765

            • Essential Credit Union

              1051 North Airline Highway Gonzales, LA 70737

            • Essential Credit Union

              10513 Sullivan Road Baton Rouge, LA 70837

            • Essential Credit Union

              PO Box 738 Plaquemine, LA 70765

            • Essential Credit Union

              6725 Siegen Lane, Suite K Baton Rouge, LA 70809

            Business ProfileEssential Credit Union

            Credit Union
            Multi Location Business

            Contact Information

            21925 Louisiana Highway 15

            Plaquemine, LA 70765

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            (225) 353-8238

            Customer Reviews

            1/5

            Average of 2 Customer Reviews

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            Customer Complaints

            4 complaints closed in last 3 years

            3 complaints closed in last 12 months

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            A+

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            Years in Business: 52

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            This company is a credit union.

            Business Details

            This is a multi-location business.

            Find a Location

            Essential Credit Union has 7 locations, listed below.

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              • Essential Credit Union

                21925 Louisiana Highway 15 Plaquemine, LA 70765

              • Essential Credit Union

                1051 North Airline Highway Gonzales, LA 70737

              • Essential Credit Union

                10513 Sullivan Road Baton Rouge, LA 70837

              • Essential Credit Union

                PO Box 738 Plaquemine, LA 70765

              • Essential Credit Union

                6725 Siegen Lane, Suite K Baton Rouge, LA 70809

              Location of This Business
              21925 Louisiana Highway 15, Plaquemine, LA 70765
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              BBB File Opened:
              6/22/1988
              Years in Business:
              52
              Business Started:
              1/1/1972
              Business Started Locally:
              1/1/1972
              Licensing Information:
              This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
              BBB records show a license number of 20972 for this business, issued by National Credit Union Administration

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              National Credit Union Administration

              1775 Duke Street

              Alexandria VA 22314

              (703) 518-6300

              Alternate Business Name
              • Dow Louisiana Federal Credit Union
              Business Management
              • Mr. Richard Williams, President/CEO
              • Deede Sanford, Compliance Director
              Contact Information

              Principal

              • Mr. Richard Williams, President/CEO
              • Deede Sanford, Compliance Director

              Customer Contact

              • Mr. Richard Williams, President/CEO
              • Mr. James Jordan, Controller
              • Mr. Al Morales, Treasurer
              • Deede Sanford, Compliance Director
              Additional Contact Information

              Fax Numbers

              • (225) 353-6387
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              Customer Complaints

              4 Customer Complaints

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              Most Recent Customer Complaint

              02/15/2024

              Complaint Type:
              Delivery Issues
              Status:
              Resolved
              I financed a travel trailer through Essential federal credit union in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The loan was paid off back in December and I have yet to receive the title for the travel trailer. I spoke with them a month ago about receiving the title and I was told that my address needed to be verified and I verified it at that time. It has been more than four weeks since speaking with them and I was told that it was released and they are waiting on the department of transportation to mail it out and they were not sure why it wasn’t released a month ago. I will not be using Essential Federal credit union again in the future I just wanted to help out other buyers in the future if need be. Stay away from them!
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              Most Recent Customer Review

              Courtney J

              07/24/2024

              Back in December I fell behind on my car payment. I paid my car payment at the exact 30 days but unfortunately the transaction didn’t post until day 31 even though I got confirmation of my payment. It was posted on my credit accounts costing me 100 points. I’m a newly single mom of 3 starting over in life. I wasn’t given a chance. They were rude to me. Wouldn’t recommend them

              Essential Credit Union Response

              08/02/2024

              All phone calls have been reviewed in connection with the activity. There was nothing noted in the communication to indicate the member’s experience was negative. No payments were received on the loan referenced from the member between November 16, 2023, and January 10, 2024, which is outside of the agreed upon terms in the retail contract. Essential Credit Union has determined the account is reporting correctly to all consumer reporting agencies and no deletions will be made, nor information removed under the profile.
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