The $160 million, 21,500-member NuMark Credit Union in Joliet, Ill., found Bank Transfer Day to definitely be worth the effort, a senior manager said.

"We opened at least 26 checking accounts, got a few loans and made a couple of business referrals," said Michelle Balog, NuMark's executive vice president. "We did 25% of our usual checking accounts goal for the month in four hours really. On a usual Saturday, we're lucky if we open two accounts at a branch."

Balog said all four of the credit union's branches were open as usual on Saturday and that its Countryside location in the southwest Chicago suburbs stayed open an hour later than usual to accommodate the business.

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