How One CU Is Pushing to Expand While Others Contract

FORT WORTH, Texas — While credit unions in the beleaguered "sand states" are shuttering branches, one credit union here is getting ready to expand its branch network.

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"We're actually doing very, very well," boasted Judy McDonald, a director at Tarrant County CU, in Fort Worth, Texas.

The $50-million credit union serves mostly county employees, which have been buffered from the national recession so far, said McDonald. As a result, they are planning to build two stand-alone branches, their first outside of county offices, said the volunteer director.

"This will give greater access to our members," she said.


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