FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 27, 2022
CONTACT: Bruce Lund, 800-440-8662, x315 [email protected]

Eureka, CA— BauerFinancial, the Nation’s Premier Bank and Credit Union Rating Firm, has
once again awarded Compass Community Credit Union another 5-Star rating. Working together
towards common goals and interests has allowed Compass to continuously earn this top rating
for 48 quarters.
To earn this top rating, Compass Community Credit Union excelled under an in-depth,
independent analysis of its financial condition, and it has since June 2010. That gives Compass
an added distinction of “Exceptional Performance Credit Union”, a privilege that only credit
unions with a minimum of 40 consecutive 5-Star ratings can claim.
“Everything is easier when you love what you do and take a personal interest in the people you
do it for. That is clearly the case with Compass Community Credit Union,” commends Karen
Dorway, president of BauerFinancial. “They take the credit union philosophy of ‘people helping
people’ to heart. Doing so has come back around and made the credit union an overall success.”
“People helping people defines what we are all about and we’ve been doing that since 1951,”
said Compass Community Credit Union CEO, Ray Litchfield. “We have assembled a team that
goes above and beyond to meet the needs of our members. I believe this gives Compass the
competitive advantage in serving the local community.”
BAUERFINANCIAL, Inc., Coral Gables, Florida, the nation’s leading independent bank and
credit union rating and research firm, has been reporting on and analyzing the performance of
U.S. banks and credit unions since 1983. No institution can pay for or opt-out of a
BauerFinancial rating. Star-ratings are all available for free at bauerfinancial.com.
Compass Community Credit Union serves members in Humboldt, Del Norte and Trinity
counties. Membership is open to anyone who lives, works or worships in these three counties.
For over 71 years, Compass Community Credit Union has been offering financial solutions to
members. For more information, visit CompassCCU.org.