Citadel Credit Union has announced plans to add a third branch location in Philadelphia. The Uwchlan Township, Chester County-based Citadel said Friday it has signed a lease for the branch, which is located in the Hunting Park section of North Philadelphia.

The new branch, 133 W. Hunting Park Ave., is slated to open in 2027, and will be developed in partnership with Esperanza, one of the nation’s largest Hispanic, faith-based nonprofit organizations and the building’s landlord, according to a press release.

The location continues Citadel’s Philadelphia expansion strategy built around neighborhoods, relationships and long-term community investment. That strategy was announced in July 2025

The new Hunting Park branch is designed to be more than a place to bank, Citadel said in the release. Like its two Philadelphia predecessors, It will serve as a space where residents, families and small businesses can access financial services, financial education and meaningful community programming rooted in the neighborhood it serves.

“We’ve always believed the most important thing we can do is show up,” Bill Brown, president and CEO of Citadel Credit Union said in a statement. “Not just to open a branch but to genuinely earn a place in a community. Hunting Park has deep roots, proud people and real opportunity. Partnering with Esperanza means we’re not arriving as an outside institution. We’re coming in as neighbors, ready to listen and grow alongside the people we’re here to serve.”

Building on a Philadelphia Commitment

Citadel opened its first Philadelphia branch in Overbrook Park in January 2026. A second location is set to open later this year at 4900 Baltimore Ave., bringing Citadel’s community-centered model to a well-established West Philadelphia corridor, the company said.

Hunting Park extends that footprint into North Philadelphia, where more than 17,000 Citadel members already live, work, and study.

The branch will offer Citadel’s full range of personal and business banking, mortgage-lending services, and financial counseling. Beyond traditional banking, each Philadelphia branch is designed to function as a community hub — serving as a gathering place for financial education workshops, community events and neighborhood programming.

Over the past 40 years, Esperanza has invested more than $300 million in community resources in Hunting Park, serving approximately 35,000 low-income Philadelphians each year through programs that span housing counseling, workforce development, education, economic development, and the arts.

“Trust in Hunting Park is built block by block. That’s what forty years here has taught us,” Rev. Luis Cortés Jr., founder and CEO of Esperanza, said in a statement. “Citadel showed up ready to invest the same way. This branch gives our neighbors a place to build wealth in their own neighborhood. That’s what real investment looks like.”