Who can be a member?
Making a Smooth Switch from Your Bank Account to Your LANCO Account
If you've been inspired by the Bank Transfer Day movement and are planning to close a bank account and open a LANCO Free Checking account, see how to make the switch in just five steps. (If you're already a LANCO member, make that four!) Just by following a few basic tips, you can make the account-moving process as smooth as possible.
Any person who lives, works, worships, or attends school in Lancaster County is eligible for membership. Also, immediate family members or household members* of eligible persons are eligible for membership.
Businesses and other legal entities within the community boundaries may also qualify for membership.
*Immediate family members or household members include: spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent, or grandchild. This also includes stepparents, stepchildren, stepsiblings and adoptions. Household members are people living in the same residence as a single economic unit.
Open Your Account Online
- LANCO's Online Application process takes about 10 minutes to complete
- You will need to refer to several things during the online application process:
- U.S. Social Security number
- A valid form of identification: Driver's license, State ID, Military ID or Passport
- Previous home address (if you have lived at your current home address less than two years)
- Credit or debit card, or U.S. checking or savings account to fund your new account(s)
- Be sure that you have access to a printer. At the end of the process you will need to print an account signature card to be signed and returned to LANCO.
- Click here to Complete the Online Application
Open Your Account in Person
- Visit any LANCO branch that is convenient for you. Click here for branch locations and hours.
- You will need to bring the following items with you:
- $5 to open a Share Savings Account
This account shows membership and ownership in the credit union.
$5 must be kept in your Share Savings Account. Accounts with a balance of $25 or greater earn interest.
- Drivers License or State Issued ID
If your identification shows an out-of-county address, call us at 717-569-7180 to find what additional documents you will need.
- A friendly Member Services Representative will help you through the application process and set up any additional accounts or services that you would like.
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