SEATTLE – Seattle Metropolitan CU said yesterday it has agreed to acquire Credit Union Northwest, a 70-year-old $30 million credit union also located in the city. The combined credit union will have $502 million in assets and serve 41,500 members with eight branches in greater Seattle. The merger is expected to be completed in early June.
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