PHILADELPHIA — Talk about faith in numbers and the local community, Bruce Foulke, president/CEO of American Heritage Federal Credit Union, is a true believer.
"Even though this is a low income area abandoned by banks, we never doubted for a minute that we could do well here," said Foulke in commenting on the CU's extraordinary and high-tech $2.7 million branch, which formally opened last month in Philadelphia's underbanked Hunting Park area.
The facility, opened with great fanfare complete with remarks by a Democratic candidate running for Philadelphia mayor, includes some of the latest interactive videos and high touch devices normally reserved for tonier neighborhoods.
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