Consolidations

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Chartway Federal Credit Union now has roughly $2.2 billion in assets and more than 190,000 members.

Regulators have approved the proposed merger of Big Sky Federal Credit Union into Billings Federal Credit Union.

Old Dominion University Credit Union, which had two branches and about 3,000 members, has merged with Langley.

Hampton Roads Catholic Federal Credit Union had $5.3 million in assets and about 1,000 members before it merged with ABNB earlier this month.

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Community 1st Credit Union now has roughly $150 million in assets and more than 12,000 members after absorbing Generations Credit Union.

At $3.3 billion in assets, the combined organization would be the second-largest CU in Washington state.

Delmar Owens Corning Fiberglass Federal Credit Union had less than $1 million in assets and about 130 members when it merged into Sunmark.

City of Boston Credit Union also expanded its field of members earlier this year. The moves are part of a long-term growth strategy to remain competitive.

CONSOL Employees Credit Union has filed an application to merge into Century Heritage Federal Credit Union.

The $20 million-asset Stephens-Franklin Teachers Credit Union will merge into Peach State later this week.

With desirable merger partners hard to find, some credit unions are starting to look well beyond their home base.

Queen of Peace Arlington Federal Credit Union had just $2.6 million in assets and one employee prior to the merger.

McCone County Federal Credit Union has added roughly $9 million of assets with the merger of Fallon County Federal Credit Union.

More than half of all federally insured credit unions have less than $50 million of assets. But challenges, including increased demands for technology, are making it harder for small institutions to thrive, forcing some to look for merger partners.

The two institutions scuttled their original plans to merge earlier this year after a court invalidated some parts of the NCUA's field of membership rules for federally chartered institutions.

The combined institution will serve roughly 13,700 members with $300 million of assets and six branches.

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