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Transit Employees Federal Credit Union

Deceased Account Servicing (Death Notifications)

Guidelines


It is the intention of Transit Employees Federal Credit Union (TEFCU) to provide specific guidelines for the family, representatives, joint owner, and/or beneficiaries of deceased members to follow when providing TEFCU with a death notification. The purpose of this guideline is to ensure taking appropriate action as it relates to providing death notifications to TEFCU.

Required Documents


  1. A certified copy of the Deceased Person’s Death Certificate. (Mandatory)
  2. A certified copy of the legal document that proves your authority as the deceased’s Administrator, Executor or Surviving Spouse, if applicable.

Death notifications can be given via:


Original or certified copies are required for any account servicing.

Mail

TEFCU
Attn: Branch Manager
PO Box 509
Greenbelt, MD 20768-0509

Print and fill out our Death Notification PDF Form, and mail it to our main branch listed above.

Fax

(301) 576-5886
Print and fill out our Death Notification PDF Form, and fax it us.

In Person

Come to any of our branches, fill out our Death Notification PDF Form, and provide us with the documents mentioned above.

Phone

(301) 289-9800, option 1

Gather and provide the following information:

  • Deceased’s member’s name
  • Account number (if known)
  • Name, address, and contact information of your contact information
  • Relationship with the deceased member
  • Date of death
  • Date the notice was given