FAIRWINDS Credit Union Announces Proposed Bank Acquisition

The deal represents the third bank purchase by a Florida credit union in less than two months.

By Peter Strozniak | February 20, 2019 at 03:34 PM

The $2.3 billion FAIRWINDS Credit Union in Orlando, Fla. said Tuesday it intends to buy the $98 million Friends Bank in New Smyrna Beach, the third proposed bank acquisition made by a Florida credit union in less than two months.

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