Consumers Credit Union Named to Fortune's Best Medium Workplaces List for Second Consecutive Year
Key Takeaways
- •Consumers Credit Union has been named to the Great Place To Work and Fortune Best Medium Workplaces List for the second consecutive year.
- •The list covers companies with 100 to 999 employees and is based on anonymous employee trust survey results combined with a Culture Audit of company programs and practices.
- •CEO Sean Rathjen said the credit union prioritizes caring for its employees, who in turn serve members and communities well.
- •CCU has held Great Place To Work certification from 2023 through 2026 and has received Fortune Best Workplaces honors in Chicago, in Financial Services & Insurance, and for Women.
- •Founded in 1930, Consumers Credit Union holds $4.5 billion in assets, serves more than 280,000 members, and is the fifth-largest credit union in Illinois by assets with the state's largest branch network.
Consumers Credit Union (CCU), a $4.5 billion institution headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois, has announced that it has been named to the Best Medium Workplaces List published by Great Place To Work® and Fortune magazine for the second consecutive year.
The designation is based on America's largest ongoing annual workforce survey and is awarded to the highest-ranking companies with between 100 and 999 employees. Great Place To Work and Fortune have produced workplace rankings together since the 1998 debut of the flagship 100 Best Companies to Work For list, and list placement draws on the Trust Index™ survey — anonymous employee assessments of workplace trust — together with a Culture Audit of company programs and practices. Great Place To Work certification is renewed annually based on current-year survey results.
"At Consumers Credit Union, we're fully committed to fostering a genuine and rewarding employee culture," said Sean Rathjen, Chief Executive Officer of Consumers Credit Union. "We believe in taking great care of our employees, who in turn take great care of our members and the communities where we work."
The recognition also functions as a credential in financial services, where employers compete for talent and third-party workplace rankings are widely used as an employer-quality benchmark. As a credit union, CCU operates as a member-owned, not-for-profit cooperative rather than a shareholder-owned bank — the sector context for the link Rathjen draws between employee care and member service.
In addition to this year's listing, Consumers Credit Union has been certified as a Great Place To Work® and named a Fortune Best Workplace in multiple categories over consecutive years:
- Great Place To Work® — 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
- Fortune Best Workplaces in Chicago — 2024, 2025, 2026
- Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance — 2024, 2025
- Fortune Best Workplaces for Women — 2025
About Consumers Credit Union
Founded in 1930 and headquartered in Lake Forest, Ill., Consumers Credit Union holds $4.5 billion in assets and serves more than 280,000 members. The credit union is the fifth-largest in Illinois by assets and operates the largest branch network in the state. CCU states that "nobody needs banks on every corner, but everyone needs people who are in their corner." Details on the credit union's products and services, as well as information on how to join, are available at myconsumers.org.
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