An Internet trailblazer and former banking executive are the unusual pair behind the chartering and eventual launch of the newest federally chartered credit union.

NCUA announced the chartering of the Internet Archive Federal Credit Union on Aug 24. It will be headquartered in New Brunswick, N.J.

Jordan Modell has had experience working with Citibank, American Express and the Bank of New York. Brewster Kahle is an Internet pioneer who helped develop precursors to the World Wide Web and Amazon.com and sold them for millions of dollars that he has used to form a foundation which supports the Internet Archive, an effort to digitally record everything that has been on the Internet since 1996.

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