On February 21, 1950, Connie Enright fulfilled his dream. Along with six fellow co-workers, he prepared a charter certificate to form a credit union and submitted it for approval to the National Credit Union Administration, the federal agency that regulates federal credit unions.
On March 24, 1950, the Grace New Haven Hospital Employees Federal Credit Union was officially formed. The first volunteer Board of Directors was soon formed to include Connie Enright, John Mantz, Mary Jane Bossa, Mabel Martin, Helen McKeon, Raymond Brown and Mary DeCrosta. Located in the Winchester basement of the hospital, the credit union opened its doors for business under Connie Enright’s management.
Over the years the name of the credit union changed first to Yale New Haven Hospital Employees Federal Credit Union and finally to Yale New Haven Healthcare Federal Credit Union. This last name was formed to reflect the many healthcare facilities and organizations affiliated with Yale New Haven Hospital that now form our field of membership. In 1993 the credit union opened its doors further to include family and household members of the membership.
Today, more than a half-century later, the credit union has grown from a handful of members in the early days to more than 6,000 members, offering financial products and services that Connie Enright and the original Board of Directors could only dream of.
