How to name beneficiaries and fund a trust at APGFCU
Covers 12 deposit, 5 retirement, and 6 lending accounts — beneficiaries must be updated in-branch
Member Service Center
APG Federal Credit Union, P.O. Box 1176, Aberdeen, MD 21001-6176
Member Service Center
APG Federal Credit Union, P.O. Box 1176, Aberdeen, MD 21001-6176
Support Services
APGFCU, ATTN: Support Services, P.O. Box 1176, Aberdeen, MD 21001-6176
Preparing your APGFCU accounts for estate transfer involves two key steps: designating beneficiaries on each account and, where appropriate, retitling accounts into a trust. Because APGFCU is a membership-based institution, trust retitling must maintain the membership eligibility requirement. Accounts with Payable on Death designations or trust ownership bypass probate entirely.
With 23 product types, APGFCU offers a range of transfer options. Some accounts support Payable on Death (POD) designations, others can be retitled into a trust, and some require probate if no beneficiary is designated. The sections below break down each step.
- Sign a new membership application designating the POD for each non-IRA account type
- Provide beneficiary details including full name and relationship
- All account owners must authorize the beneficiary designation
Required Documents
- Trust name, date established, and tax ID (EIN or SSN)
Special Requirements
- POD beneficiary designations are available for checking, savings, money market, and certificate accounts
- A POD (beneficiary) can be changed by signing a new membership application designating the name of the POD for each non-IRA account type
- Ownership and beneficiaries cannot be changed after the primary member has passed
- IRAs require separate beneficiary designation forms through the IRA Service Center
- IRA beneficiary change forms must be printed, signed, and uploaded via the IRA Secure Form
- Trusts can be named as beneficiaries on eligible accounts
- No downloadable POD beneficiary form is publicly available; changes require a branch visit
Sources
Data sourced from APGFCU primary sources (26 pages reviewed). How we research.
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Member Service Center
APG Federal Credit Union, P.O. Box 1176, Aberdeen, MD 21001-6176
Member Service Center
APG Federal Credit Union, P.O. Box 1176, Aberdeen, MD 21001-6176
Support Services
APGFCU, ATTN: Support Services, P.O. Box 1176, Aberdeen, MD 21001-6176
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