Tiny W.H. Nichols Merges With Hanscom FCU

Hanscom Federal Credit Union has acquired W.H. Nichols  Employees Federal Credit Union as of Jan. 1.

Devens, Mass.-based W.H. Nichols Employees FCU had $1 million in assets and 256 members prior to the deal. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

W.H. Nichols Employees FCU made a good fit for Hanscom, which is headquartered at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Mass. The acquirer credit union, which has $1.1 billion in assets and serves 61,624 members, already had a branch in Devens, which will provide the members from the purchased credit union with in-person service.

Before the merger, W.H. Nichols Employees FCU only had one branch and no full-time employees.

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