BRANCHING OUT

Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union, Media, Pa., has announced the grand opening of its full service Chester branch office. FMFCU has over $200 million in assets and serves over 42,000 members. NorthStar Credit Union, Naperville, Ill., has contracted with HBE Financial Facilities to build its new one-story 7,800-sq. ft. facility. NorthStar CU has $31.8 million in assets and serves 6,794 members. Oahu Educational Employees FCU, Hawaii, has announced the grand opening of Members Financial Resources, Inc., a credit union-owned service organization which offers investment alternatives, financial management and insurance. The new office will be located on the 2nd floor of OEEFCU's Ala Moana Branch. Gulf Coast Community FCU, Gulfport, Miss., has announced the grand opening of its Orange Grove branch office. GCCFCU has $41 million in assets and serves 12,962 members. The Golden 1 Credit Union, Sacremento, Calif., has teamed up with baseball's Sacremento River Cats as the exclusive credit union partner and ATM provider at Raley Field. Raley Field is Sacramento's first new professional ballpark in over half a century. Golden 1 CU will provide two ATMs at Raley Field. Golden 1 has over $2.5 billion in assets and serves 364,000 members. Riverside Schools CU, Calif., has celebrated its newest Corona branch opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Over 400 people attended and toured the new facility which features such state of the art financial technology as remote teller access and self help computers with easy Internet access. RSCU has $275.4 million in assets and serves 62,274 members. Community First Credit Union, Santa Rosa, Calif., has announced the grand opening of its new lending office in Petaluma. CFCU has $81.7 million in assets and serves 11,902 members. Boeing Wichita Credit Union , Kan., has announced the grand opening of its Northeast Wichita branch. BWCU has $248.6 million in assets and serves 38,281 members. @LANTEC Federal Credit Union, Norfolk, Va., has announced it will establish a new branch and corporate offices in the Mount Trashmore section of Virginia Beach. The three-story, 13,000 square-foot brick colonial will provide a full spectrum of financial services including a free-for-members Web Caf. Members can access their online banking account or just surf the Web through a personal computer available in the lobby. The move is scheduled during the month of June. Columbia Credit Union, Vancouver, Wash., has announced that its first in-store branch will be located at Fred Meyer in Battle Ground. The in-store branch is a first for CCU and will be a full-service branch with both deposit and lending staff. The CCU in-store branch is scheduled to open at Fred Meyer in early July. Alliance Credit Union, Fenton, Mo., has held a groundbreaking ceremony for its fourth office in the metro St. Louis area. ACU President and CEO Dennis Sommer said the new branch marks the first time in its 52 year history that a full service facility will be built from the ground up. ACU has $90.3 million in assets and serves 26,925. Keystone Credit Union, Tyler, Texas, has announced the grand opening of its new branch office at 1550 Rice Road. KCU has $33.5 million in assets and serves 4,276 members.