BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – A financial counselor for youths with bad credit has been hired as the president and CEO of a fledgling community development credit union that will serve the area’s low-income community. As president of Inspire Community FCU, Kathie Black will be able to put her advise and counseling to practical use. The proposed credit union, which is waiting for an NCUA charter, plans to open its doors in the fall. The credit union start-up has attracted $500,000 in grants from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, United Way of Greater Battle Creek, the Miller Foundation, Battle Creek Community Foundation and Battle Creek Unlimited.
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