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==Membership== |
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Persons who live, work, worship or attend school, and businesses located in the following Montana counties are eligible for membership<ref>[https://altanafcu.org/about-us/our-story.php/ Altana Federal Credit Union Official Website]</ref> at Altana Federal Credit Union: [[Yellowstone County, Montana|Billings]], [[Carbon County, Montana|Carbon]], [[Stillwater County, Montana|Stillwater]], [[Sweet Grass County, Montana|Sweet Grass]], [[Wheatland County, Montana|Wheatland]], [[Golden Valley County, Montana|Golden Valley]] and [[Musselshell County, Montana|Musselshell]] . As an added feature of membership, immediate family members are able to join. Immediate family members include a spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent, grandchild, stepparent, stepchild, step-sibling or adoptive relationship. |
Persons who live, work, worship or attend school, and businesses located in the following Montana counties are eligible for membership<ref>[https://altanafcu.org/about-us/our-story.php/ Altana Federal Credit Union Official Website] {{wayback|url=https://altanafcu.org/about-us/our-story.php/ |date=20150905075753 }}</ref> at Altana Federal Credit Union: [[Yellowstone County, Montana|Billings]], [[Carbon County, Montana|Carbon]], [[Stillwater County, Montana|Stillwater]], [[Sweet Grass County, Montana|Sweet Grass]], [[Wheatland County, Montana|Wheatland]], [[Golden Valley County, Montana|Golden Valley]] and [[Musselshell County, Montana|Musselshell]] . As an added feature of membership, immediate family members are able to join. Immediate family members include a spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent, grandchild, stepparent, stepchild, step-sibling or adoptive relationship. |
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| Company type | Credit union |
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| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 1949[1] |
| Headquarters | Billings, Montana, United States |
| Products | Savings; checking; consumer loans; mortgages; credit cards |
| Total assets | US$217M[2] |
| Website | altanafcu.org |
Altana Federal Credit Union or (Altana FCU) (formerly Avanta Federal Credit Union [3][4][5][6]) is a federally insured, community chartered credit union in south-central Montana . The corporate office is in Billings, Montana.[7][8]
History
Altana Federal Credit Union (then Laurel Federal Credit Union) started in 1949 out of an empty railcar in Laurel, Montana. Several refinery workers joined together and started the credit union as a way to safeguard themselves from the high cost of banking services. The first loan given was to purchase a sewing machine. Credit unions merged into Altana FCU include:
- Mountain States FCU – a credit union that served a Select Employer Group (SEG) that included employees of USWest and AT&T.
- Montana Media Credit Union – a credit union that served a Select Employer Group (SEG) that included people who worked in the media industry.
- Northwest Humble FCU – a credit union that served a Select Employer Group (SEG) that included employees of Exxon.
- Summit FCU [9][10] – originally Yellowstone Teachers Credit Union, they served teachers, faculty and students for area schools before expanding to a community charter.
Membership
Persons who live, work, worship or attend school, and businesses located in the following Montana counties are eligible for membership[11] at Altana Federal Credit Union: Billings, Carbon, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Wheatland, Golden Valley and Musselshell . As an added feature of membership, immediate family members are able to join. Immediate family members include a spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent, grandchild, stepparent, stepchild, step-sibling or adoptive relationship.
Locations
Altana Federal Credit Union is located in the following towns in Montana: Billings, Columbus, Laurel, and Red Lodge.
References
- ^ Altana Federal Credit Union Official Website Template:Wayback
- ^ Credit Unions Online
- ^ "Patent dispute means name change". PDD.net. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ^ "Avanta FCU changes name to avoid trademark problems". CUNA. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ^ "Facing lawsuit, credit union takes on new name". Billings Gazette. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ^ "Avanta FCU becomes Altana". The Financial Brand. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ^ "Credit Union settles in on west end". Billings Gazette. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ^ USA Credit Unions
- ^ "Credit unions move to merger". Billings Gazette. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ^ "Two Billings credit unions merging". Billings Gazette. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ^ Altana Federal Credit Union Official Website Template:Wayback