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.
ALASKA
Number of credit unions 12
Total Assets $4,329,433,000
Total Members 493,126
Total Loans $3,204,231,000
Total Savings $3,834,669,000
Largest CU AUSAFCU, $2.87B
State Population 670,053
Date Became State Jan. 3, 1959
Data is being provided by SNL Research.
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