Throughout 2007, the Credit Union Journal is profiling the credit unions of each U.S. state and D.C. Rather than appear in alphabetical order, the states are being featured in the order they became states.
ALABAMA
Number of credit unions 154
Total Assets $11,276,953,000
Total Members 1,634,824
Total Loans $6,525,798,000
Total Savings $9,772,743,000
Largest CU Redstone CU, $1.96B
State Population 4,599,030
Date Became State Dec. 14, 1819
Data is being provided by SNL Research.
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