Branch network

RESTON, Va. – Student loan giant Sallie Mae announced the sale of its Killeen, Texas, customer service center to Aegis Ltd, part of the Indian conglomerate Essar Group, and the transfer of its 350 employees to Aegis.

ELM GROVE, Wis. – Enterprise CU has leased 10,000 square feet of office space in nearby Brookfield, where it plans to relocate its headquarters.

LAKE JACKSON, Texas – Texas Dow Employees CU held a grand opening for its newest branch, in Pearland, the $1.5 billion credit union’s 18th branch and 22nd service facility in Texas.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – ESL FCU, the state’s largest credit union, will host a ribbon-cutting for its new $55 million headquarters which is eyed as a keystone to the renewal to the downtown area here.

OSHTEMO, Mich. – Consumers CU opened its 13th West Michigan location, in the Kalamazoo Mall in the heart of downtown Kalamazoo.

COLUMBUS, Ga. – TIC FCU has opened a new branch in nearby Phenix City, its first in Alabama, which it acquired last year from Five Star CU.

RALEIGH, N.C. – State Employees’ CU said it opened a new branch last week and plans to open two more.

BOULDER, Colo. – Premier Members FCU plans to open a branch inside a new Wal-Mart Supercenter in Broomfield tomorrow.

FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. – Fast-growing Teachers FCU has acquired a 20,400 square-foot office building in nearby Hauppauge, where it plans to build a new headquarters.

AUSTIN, Texas – Amplify FCU has acquired a 58,000-square-foot office building in the northwest part of town, where it plans to relocate its operational headquarters.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Hudson Valley FCU plans to open a branch in Wallkill, in an office formerly occupied by Eastern New York FCU.

PALO ALTO, Calif. – Addison Avenue FCU has introduced a free visual ATM locator channel on metaio’s 2.0 augmented reality platform.

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – Teachers FCU is opening a new branch tomorrow in Oakdale, the $3.8 billion credit union’s 21st service facility.

TAMPA, Fla. – floridacentral CU is building a new branch in nearby Bradenton, replacing an existing facility.

GREENWOOD VILLA, Colo-The only thing rarer than a strong CU television commerical is a strong CU TV commercial about shared branching.

WAYNESVILLE, N.C-Champion CU stashed money all over this town to encourage residents to come to the credit union's grand opening.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-When flooding forced the closing of a half-dozen branches last week here, several credit unions pointed to the relief offered by having shared branches available elsewhere at which members could conduct business.

ATLANTA-Credit unions are doing a better job of not keeping their shared branch locations a "best-kept secret."

WESTBROOK, Maine-A campaign led by Synergent and Weber Marketing has helped teach Maine CU members and potential members the benefits of shared branching.

AUGUSTA, Maine – cPort CU plans to tear down a former Bonanza Steakhouse here and build a branch at the site.