Alterna Savings

We’re a credit union committed to our members and local communities

Alterna is committed to delivering good, caring and transparent financial services as a supportive partner and advisor. Together, we help our members set and reach their goals, while putting our profits towards member services and helping our local communities.

Alterna Savings Firsts

• Alterna Savings was the first full-service, member-owned financial co-operative outside Quebec.

• Alterna was the first credit union to offer micro-loans through our Community Microfinance Program. The program also offers wrap-around support for underserved entrepreneurs with one-on-one consultations, financial education, tools, and workshops. Since its inception, the program has disbursed millions in loans and helped change the lives of thousands of underrepresented people and their families.

• Alterna is a leader in the cannabis industry and was the first financial institution to provide services to marijuana-related businesses in Canada.

• Alterna was the first credit union to introduce a national digital bank and the first to offer a fully digital end-to-end mortgage through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Alterna Bank.