ALEXANDRIA, Va. — For purposes of whether to grant a community charter, a well defined local community would have to have 2.5 million or fewer people and have a core area containing 50% of the jobs and 33% of the population, under proposed rules unveiled by the NCUA at today's meeting.

Those criteria would indicate to the agency that individuals in those communities have "sufficient interaction and/or common interests."

Once approved, the NCUA would regularly check to be sure the credit union is following through with its marketing plan to serve the area.

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