If you want to join Alero but don't live or work near a branch or work for one of our employer partners, you can join our credit union family through our educational scholarship foundation, The Hope Group.
The purpose of The Hope Group is to offer educational grants to colleges and/or universities to be placed in their “general scholarship” fund. Membership in The Hope Group makes you eligible for membership in Alero.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Hope Group is an association that offers educational grants to colleges and/or universities to be placed in their “general scholarship” funds. Our primary focus is small, local colleges with fewer than 2,500 full-time undergraduate students.
A: Yes. One of the benefits of membership in The Hope Group is that you are eligible to join Alero.
A: Yes. Anyone in any part of the United States can join the Hope Group.
A: Yes.
A: Yes. Through your membership in both organizations, all credit union membership services are available to you.
A: Alero members operate the Hope Group. A membership meeting is held annually. At this meeting, members elect directors to serve on the Hope Group board. The directors are responsible for the operation and management between the annual meetings
