Wescom Financial Earns Great Place To Work® Certification™ for Fourth Consecutive Year

Employee feedback highlights a culture of collaboration, purpose and community impact

PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wescom Financial, a leading member-owned financial institution serving over 250,000 individuals in Southern and Central California, is proud to announce it has been Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for the fourth consecutive year, earning the prestigious workplace recognition in 2023, 2024, 2025 and now 2026. The certification is based entirely on feedback from current employees and recognizes organizations that create an exceptional workplace culture built on trust, respect and employee experience.

The annual certification reflects Wescom's ongoing commitment to fostering a workplace environment where employees feel valued and supported by co-workers and management and feel empowered to make meaningful impact for members and communities throughout California.

According to the confidential employee survey conducted as part of the certification process:

• 91% of employees said they feel good about the ways Wescom contributes to the community.
• 87% said their coworkers celebrate one another's successes.
• 85% said they feel they make a difference at Wescom.
• 85% said people genuinely care about each other within the organization.

"We're proud to receive this recognition for the fourth consecutive year because it reflects the culture we've worked so hard to foster and sustain," said Darren Williams, President and CEO of Wescom Financial. "When people feel respected, supported and empowered to do their best work, our members benefit, our communities benefit and our organization grows stronger. We're committed to creating an environment where employees can build meaningful careers while making a positive impact on the lives of the people we serve."

"What makes this certification especially meaningful is that it's based entirely on feedback from our team members," said Stephanie Winkler, Vice President of Human Capital & Development at Wescom Financial. "The survey results tell us that our team members genuinely support one another, celebrate each other's successes and feel connected to Wescom's mission. Those are the kinds of relationships and experiences we work hard to cultivate every day because they're the foundation of a strong workplace culture."

To promote a strong sense of belonging, employee engagement, and community service within the workplace for their approximately 840 employees, Wescom hosts company events and has formed an Inclusion and Diversity Committee and Council comprised of volunteers throughout the organization from varying levels, divisions, experiences, tenure, gender, ethnicities, and cultures.

That culture extends beyond the workplace through employee volunteerism, community partnerships and the work of the Wescom Foundation, the organization’s charitable arm, providing team members with opportunities to make a lasting impact throughout the communities Wescom serves and in which employees live. Since its establishment in 1999, the Wescom Foundation has invested more than $7.6 million in local nonprofit organizations. In 2025, Wescom team members contributed more than 2,000 volunteer service hours supporting causes throughout Southern and Central California.

Wescom Financial offers a full range of banking products and services, financial education programs, and grants that support community-based organizations.

As Wescom continues to grow, the organization remains committed to attracting talented professionals who share its passion for serving members and communities throughout California by offering generous employee benefits including remote and hybrid work schedules for many positions, a minimum hourly wage that's about 39% higher than the minimum wage set by the state of California, and up to five days off per year to participate in volunteer work.

Wescom is currently hiring for a variety of positions - to join the Wescom Financial team, visit https://bit.ly/WescomCareers.

About Wescom Financial

For more than 90 years, Wescom Financial has been dedicated to building better lives for Californians through a full array of banking products and services, including insurance and investment solutions. Wescom also offers accessible financial education, top-rated digital banking tools, lower loan rates and fees, and higher savings yields. Today, with 30 branches between Southern and Central California, Wescom serves more than a quarter million individuals. The Wescom Foundation, its charitable arm, supports community-based organizations through strategic grantmaking and community engagement. Wescom is federally insured by NCUA and is an Equal Housing Opportunity Lender. For more information, please visit wescom.org.

About Great Place to Work Certification™

Great Place To Work® Certification™ is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place To Work-Certified.

About Great Place To Work®

As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work® brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Their proprietary platform and For All™ Model helps companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified™ or receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces™ List.

Learn more at greatplacetowork.com and follow Great Place To Work on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.