Truliant Feeral Credit Union or Truliant was founded in 1952 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to serve the employees of Western Electric. First known as Radio Shops Credit Union, it later became known as AT&T Family Federal Credit Union. In 1999, they changed their name to Truliant Federal Credit Union to more accurately represent their broad-based membership. Truliant now serves over 180,000 member-owners from various communities, along with those from more than 850 businesses and organizations. Today Truliant has grown to 24 locations in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Ohio, by embracing the philosophy of "people helping people".