ORNL FCU Signs Brokerage Deal With INVEST Financial

Published June 21, 2012, 6:54 p.m. EDT

Updated August 26, 2020, 10:48 p.m. EDT

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OAK RIDGE. Tenn. – ORNL FCU announced it contracted with INVEST Financial to provide its members with brokerage and investment services.

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“We trust this relationship with INVEST will allow us to continue to grow, while providing exceptional service to our clients,” said Melodie Godfrey, executive vice president of the $1.4-billion credit union.

INVEST, a unit of National Planning Holdings, currently supports more than 150 banks and credit unions and more than 1,100 representatives nationwide.

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