The $812 million Xceed Financial Credit Union in El Segundo,Calif., spent a recent weekend completing its merger with SafewayLos Angeles Federal Credit Union with a 42-hour core processingsystem conversion.

The merger was approvedlast November by members of the $55 million Safeway LAFCU andthe June 1-2 integration involved moving 16,230 accounts from themerged credit union's Fiserv XP2 platform to the Fiserv OpenSolutions system used by Xceed Financial.

Xceed Financial said it used its own staff to execute theintegration, working with Open Solutions and with online bankingprovider Intuit Financial Services, which already was serving bothcredit unions.

The data integration was completed at 3 p.m. PDT on June 2, 15hours ahead of schedule, the credit union said.

Xceed Financial now manages a total of 381,020 member accountson its DNA core platform, the 66,900-member credit union said.

“Our associates went above and beyond to ensure that our focus,drive, and commitment to quality were consistent from day one ofthe merger process,” said Mark Coudriet, vice president ofinformation technology for Xceed Financial.

“Throughout the process, former Safeway LAFCU members conveyedtheir excitement for all the innovative, convenient services theycan now enjoy as Xceed Financial members,” said Teresa Freeborn,President and Chief Executive for Xceed Financial. “With the dataintegration complete, we're thrilled to officially welcome them tothe family.”

The merger, which took effect on Dec. 31, 2012, increased theXceed Financial's membership by nearly 20% and added a branch inNorwalk, Calif., where the 12 former Safeway LAFCU staffers nowwork for Xceed Financial.