Founders FCU Expands North Carolina Market

January 29, 2007, 7:38 p.m. EST 1 Min Read

LANCASTER, S.C. – Founders FCU announced yesterday it has expended its footprint in North Carolina with the acquisition of GT&R N.C. Employees FCU. Founded in 1971 as General Tire & Rubber North Carolina FCU, the Charlotte, N.C., credit union has about $20 million in assets and about 2,000 members. The merger will give the smaller credit union access to the 21 branches and three service centers in South Carolina and North Carolina operated by Founders, which claims $1.2 million in assets and almost 150,000 members.

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