ODESSA, Texas. — Reader feedback to a local story about a creditunion to bank charter conversion suggests that member opposition tothe move is at least flickering among some of the members of the$113 billion First Basin Credit Union.

The state chartered credit union has an application pendingbefore the Office of Thrift Supervision to convert to a federallychartered mutual bank.

A local paper, the Odessa American, wrote about the pendingconversion in late October and feedback to the story posted onlinegave opponents to the move a place to vent their concerns.

Of the roughly 19 online comments to the story, only one favoredwhile the rest expressed strong opposition.

“Let the people that want big business loans vote yes for theconversion and those of us who don't need one vote NO! I don'tremember telling the board that business loans was [sic] what weneeded at the credit union,” commented one person who signedConcerned Member. Another wrote to merely ask: “How do we go aboutreplacing [First Basin CEO] Shem and the gang?”