How to name beneficiaries and fund a trust at SchoolsFirst FCU
Covers 9 deposit, 3 retirement, and 1 investment accounts — beneficiaries must be updated in-branch
SchoolsFirst FCU, P.O. Box 11547, Santa Ana, CA 92711-1547
SchoolsFirst FCU, P.O. Box 11547, Santa Ana, CA 92711-1547
Death Claims
SchoolsFirst FCU, Attention: Savings Account Administration, P.O. Box 11547, Santa Ana, CA 92711-1547
There are two ways to keep your SchoolsFirst FCU accounts out of probate: adding Payable on Death designations and retitling accounts into a trust. Because SchoolsFirst FCU is a membership-based institution, trust retitling must maintain the membership eligibility requirement. Both methods ensure your accounts transfer directly to the people you choose, without court involvement.
Across 13 product types, SchoolsFirst FCU accounts vary in how they transfer at death. The sections below walk through Payable on Death (POD) designations, trust funding options, and which products support each method.
- If neither primary nor contingent is indicated, the individual is deemed primary
- If multiple primary beneficiaries are named with no percentages, they share equally
Special Requirements
- POD beneficiaries for checking, savings, and money market must be natural persons (individuals only)
- Trusts, charities, and organizations cannot be named as POD beneficiaries on deposit accounts
- Share certificates allow charities and non-profits as beneficiaries
- To direct deposit account funds to your trust, retitle account to trust ownership instead of naming trust as beneficiary
- IRA beneficiaries use a separate IRA Beneficiary Designation Form
- 457(b) DCP beneficiaries use a separate DCP Beneficiary Designation Form (fax to 714-258-4185); changes effective within 5 business days
- Recommended to update after major life events (birth, marriage, divorce)
Sources
Data sourced from SchoolsFirst FCU primary sources (19 pages reviewed). How we research.
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SchoolsFirst FCU, P.O. Box 11547, Santa Ana, CA 92711-1547
SchoolsFirst FCU, P.O. Box 11547, Santa Ana, CA 92711-1547
Death Claims
SchoolsFirst FCU, Attention: Savings Account Administration, P.O. Box 11547, Santa Ana, CA 92711-1547
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