AltaOne is a federally chartered, full-service, member owned financial cooperative. Headquartered in Ridgecrest, California. The credit union was organized as the NOTS Employees Federal Credit Union in 1947 at China Lake. Certified as a Community Development Financial Institution by the US Department of the Treasury, AltaOne’s mission is to improve the inequalities that exist in income, wealth, and access to financial solutions. Membership is open to those who live, work, worship, or go to school in Kern, Inyo, and Mono counties, as well as select communities in northern San Bernardino County. Branches are located in Bakersfield, Bishop, Boron, California City, China Lake, Kernville, Lake Isabella, Lone Pine, Ridgecrest, and Tehachapi.