How to name beneficiaries and fund a trust at Redstone FCU
Covers 13 deposit, 3 retirement, 3 investment, and 1 insurance accounts — beneficiaries must be updated in-branch
Member Support
Phone256-837-6110
Toll-Free1-800-234-1234
Emailinfo@redfcu.org
Fax256-722-3655
Mailing Address
Redstone Federal Credit Union, 220 Wynn Drive, Huntsville, AL 35893-0001
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Wealth Management at Redstone Federal Credit Union (WMRFCU), through LPL Financial - investment and IRA accounts
Phone1-800-234-1234
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Member Support Services (deceased member accounts); Mortgage Loan Servicing handles Successor in Interest requests on Redstone mortgages
Phone256-837-6110
Toll-Free1-800-234-1234
Emailinfo@redfcu.org
Fax256-722-3655
Mailing Address
Redstone Federal Credit Union, Attn: Member Support Services, 220 Wynn Drive, Huntsville, AL 35893-0001
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Verified Jul 2026
Preparing your Redstone FCU accounts for estate transfer involves two key steps: designating beneficiaries on each account and, where appropriate, retitling accounts into a trust. Because Redstone FCU 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.
Redstone FCU has 20 product types, and the estate transfer rules differ across them. Some support Payable on Death (POD) designations, some can be retitled into a trust, and others will require probate if nothing is set up. Each is covered below.
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1
Visit any Redstone branch with government-issued photo ID
2
Request a POD (Payable on Death) beneficiary designation form
3
Provide beneficiary details:
- Full name, date of birth, Social Security number, and relationship
- Designate primary and contingent beneficiaries
- Specify percentage allocation if naming multiple beneficiaries (equal distribution by default)
4
Sign and submit the completed form
Required Documents
- Trust name, date established, and tax ID (EIN or SSN)
Special Requirements
- POD designations are available on deposit accounts (checking, savings, certificates, money market). POD does not apply to IRAs, which carry their own IRA beneficiary designation
- Online beneficiary designation is not available; use a branch, phone, or mail
- Multiple POD beneficiaries each take an equal share (balance divided by the number of beneficiaries) and own it with NO right of survivorship among them - if one beneficiary predeceases you, that share does not roll to the others
- Redstone puts the duty to police your designations on you: it is your responsibility (not the credit union's) to tell a person they are a POD beneficiary, and to notify Redstone and change the account if a POD beneficiary dies before you
- A POD designation on a JOINT account is void the moment a joint owner survives you - the account is closed, the survivor must open a new account under a new number, and any POD payees must be named again on that new account
- Investment account beneficiaries are handled separately through WMRFCU and LPL Financial (representatives are licensed in AL and TN only)
Sources
Data sourced from Redstone FCU primary sources (24 pages reviewed). How we research.
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Member Support
Phone256-837-6110
Toll-Free1-800-234-1234
Emailinfo@redfcu.org
Fax256-722-3655
Mailing Address
Redstone Federal Credit Union, 220 Wynn Drive, Huntsville, AL 35893-0001
WebsiteLearn more→
Wealth Management at Redstone Federal Credit Union (WMRFCU), through LPL Financial - investment and IRA accounts
Phone1-800-234-1234
WebsiteLearn more→
Member Support Services (deceased member accounts); Mortgage Loan Servicing handles Successor in Interest requests on Redstone mortgages
Phone256-837-6110
Toll-Free1-800-234-1234
Emailinfo@redfcu.org
Fax256-722-3655
Mailing Address
Redstone Federal Credit Union, Attn: Member Support Services, 220 Wynn Drive, Huntsville, AL 35893-0001
WebsiteNotify online→
Verified Jul 2026
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