Branch network

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. – Fast-growing Members 1st FCU said it plans to build two more branches, making a total of 40 outlets for the $1.7 billion credit union.

SEATTLE – BECU said it is opening a new branch in the community of Lower Queen Anne in a site formerly hosting a Taco Del Mar fast-food shop.

TULSA, Okla. – Energy One FCU celebrated the opening of its newest branch — an in-company location at the OXY La Porte VCM Plant in La Porte, Texas.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Knoxville TVA Employees CU has purchased a former BB&T branch in Bearden for $687,000.

WHITEHALL, Mich. – HarborLight CU and Whitehall High School have teamed up to open the second White Lake Area student-run credit union branch.

FAIRFAX, Va. – Apple FCU’s new student-run branch will not only serves students and faculty at Battlefield High School but also serve as a resource to help expand the horizons of special education students within the school.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame FCU plans to close its downtown Mishawaka branch and open a new location in the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center.

FITCHBURG, Mass. – Workers’ CU is giving its branch in nearby Townsend a green makeover that will include a geothermal heating and cooling system.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Navy FCU plans to open a new branch here today to serve personnel at nearby Fort Belvoir.

This week's special report on facilities delves into a variety of branch management strategies aimed at helping credit unions cut costs while maintaining strong service levels. It also includes a look at how social networking can impact your branches.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Numerica Credit Union here believes it has hit upon the right balance in managing and eve cutting facilities-related expenses and still delivering service that drives growth.

MADISON, Wis. — A physical branch would seem to be the antithesis of social networking applications, yet one new analysis suggests the two can actually go hand in hand.

SEATTLE — Paul Seibert said there are many rational ways to cut costs, but stresses the importance of looking at both the short- and long-term effects. Among his suggestions:

SEATTLE — The credit union grip squeezing more efficiencies out of branches could get even tighter as a new threat to income looms.

WICHITA – Fast-growing Credit Union of America, the state’s second largest credit union, said it plans to open three new branches by the end of next year, including a student-run branch.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Telco CU has expanded its footprint by opening its first branch in Madison.

ENDICOTT, N.Y. – Visions FCU hopes to capitalize on growth in Johnson City with a new branch, the credit $2.3 billion credit union’s 25th branch.

SAN DIEGO – San Diego County CU opened its newest branch in Mission Valley, in the Fenton Marketplace, just west of Qualcomm Stadium.

COLORADO SPRINGS – Air Academy FCU will more than double its office space to 52,000 square feet with next week’s opening of a new headquarters.

LOWELL, Mass.–Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union has opened a new 53,000-square-foot coporate headquarters here. The new building is at One Tremont Place, the site of the historic Tremont Yard & Mills. To mark the opening, the $735-million credit union hosted a gala that included numerous local dignitaries. The credit union has a long history in the town and is among the nation’s oldest, having been founded in 1912.