Community charters

Hiway expands field of membership, tweaks branding after charter change

12/01/20

The credit union now has a community charter to serve seven counties in addition to several select employee groups.

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Tri-Valley Service Federal Credit Union approved for community charter

11/04/20

The Pittsburgh-based institution can now serve more than a dozen municipalities in the Keystone State.

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Ohio University Credit Union adds 8 counties to field of membership

10/02/20

The expansion will give the $416 million-asset institution a deeper reach into southern parts of the state.

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Fitzsimons Credit Union granted field-of-membership expansion

09/30/20

Regulators have approved the Colorado institution's bid to serve consumers across three different counties.

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Mortgage servicer AmeriNat refiles for industrial bank charter

08/14/19

The company withdrew an earlier bid to become an ILC after regulators identified problems with its application. It is seeking a Nevada bank charter because it wants to add deposit management services and expand into small-business lending.

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'To unbank the banked': Comments of the Week

08/04/17

Readers react to USAA teaming up with Amazon’s Alexa, how a new Wells Fargo’s scandal could affect arbitration rules, a digital identity startup’s ambitions, and more.

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Bank in limbo: American Samoa's bold attempt to save its economy

07/31/17

The South Pacific island's leaders have a creative solution to fix their cash-based economy that hasn't been done in the U.S. in nearly a century. But will regulators approve?

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