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PENFED Credit Union

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Only if you thrive under time crunch - Bilingual MSR PENFED Credit Union Employee Review

3.0
Jul 10, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

My overall experience there was a pleasant one. The interview/hire process was fairly smooth and the pay for the area was very favorable (considering its entry level and no previous banking experience).

Cons

While the company ofter stated "customers first", this did not really seem to be the case. I worked a total of six months and was unable to meet their 5 minutes per call full resolution expectation. I often found (for the bilingual call center) that the majority of my calls were members that were calling back to get clarification or a more satisfactory resolution. All too often I found that most MSR where giving the customers the short end of the stick in order to meet their numbers. I never had a complaint from a member and they always had nothing but positive feed back praising me for having actually taken the time to clarify; yet management always found something to get on me about. Granted that not all calls required the full five minutes but in trying to strive to provide the "customers first" motto, much attention was needed at times. What I got often times was frustrated members that just needed that extra minute of clarification that they just weren't getting.

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5.0
Mar 25, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Awesome place and people - complex and large finance operation and balance sheet yet still small enough to make an impact and build up solutions from the ground floor - creative place!

Cons

Sometimes can be stretched for more resources

2.0
Mar 16, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great staff and middle management. Good benefits and facilities.

Cons

Upper Management - same tune as all the other reviews. This place is full of great people who don't know they are great. It's also full of bad leaders who think they are great. Unfortunately, the best performers are often rewarded with carrying the burden of underperformers and non-contributing leaders. In certain teams there is very limited in upward mobility. They are slow to weed out low performers and ineffective managers. All in, strong performers and high achievers might find this place frustrating. This is a place for those who like to coast through.

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PENFED Credit Union Response
3mo
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We appreciate your recognition of our people and benefits, and we value input that helps inform us of our ongoing improvement efforts. We wish you the best in your future endeavors.
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