Metro Named Among “America’s Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions”
Published on June 11, 2025
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CHELSEA, MA — January 27, 2025 — Metro Credit Union, the largest state-chartered credit union in Massachusetts, today announced that it has been honored as one of “America’s Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions 2025” by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group. Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group identified the top regional banks and credit unions in the U.S. through a large-scale study, analyzing over 9,000 institutions, more than 70,000 customer surveys, and millions of social media reviews.
“Helping guide our members to better financial decisions and outcomes is central to what we do at Metro,” said Robert Cashman, President and CEO, Metro Credit Union. “We’re honored to be recognized for that commitment and look forward to providing our members with even more opportunities to empower their financial success in the future.”
The “America’s Best” list includes the top 500 regional banks and the top 500 regional credit unions across the country. This award highlights Metro Credit Union’s positive impact in delivering tailored services and products for the communities it serves.
“Regional banks and credit unions are the financial backbone of communities nationwide as they support small businesses, fund local projects and ensure easy access to essential banking services,” said Nancy Cooper, Global Editor in Chief, Newsweek. “Newsweek and market-data research firm Plant-A Insights are proud to introduce ‘America’s Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions 2025,’ highlighting companies utilizing a community- and customer-centric approach to make a big financial impact in their neighborhoods.”
Find the entire list of rankings here: https://www.newsweek.com/rankings/americas-best-regional-banks-credit-unions-2025.
About Metro Credit Union
Metro Credit Union is the largest state-chartered credit union in Massachusetts, with $3.4 billion in assets. Metro provides a full range of financial products to close to 200,000 members in Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, and Worcester counties in Massachusetts, and Cheshire, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Rockingham, and Strafford counties in New Hampshire. Metro is the credit union of choice for employees at over 1,200 companies through its Metro@work program.
Founded in 1926, Metro currently operates branch offices in Boston, Burlington, Chelsea, Dorchester, Framingham, Lawrence, Lynn, Medford, Melrose, Newton, Peabody, Reading, Salem, Tewksbury, and West Roxbury. Metro is also a Juntos Avanzamos (“Together We Advance”) designated credit union, an honor given to financial institutions for their commitment to serving and empowering Hispanic and immigrant consumers. Metro was recently named among the most charitable companies in Massachusetts by the Boston Business Journal. Learn more at MetroCU.org.
