UW Credit Union Opens Branch in Madison, Wis.

The UW Credit Union announced Thursday it will open a new branch in Madison Oct. 14.

The branch on Cottage Grove Road is the 35th branch in total and 17th branch in Dane County for UW Credit Union ($5.6 billion in assets, 356,703 members).

UW Credit Union’s news release said its Dane County membership grew by 20% in the past five years, and its total membership climbed to 360,000 members this fall. As the Madison area becomes more populated, the credit union said it considers “real estate solutions that increase member accessibility and enhance the branch experience.”

The Cottage Grove Road branch is on the first floor of the new Fitzgerald Apartment Complex in the Lake Edge neighborhood of Madison and within walking distance of restaurants, nightlife and a library.

“Located between our Monona and east side branches, this new location is a convenient intersection point for our Madison, Cottage Grove and Monona members,” Amy Kriebs, SVP for member sales and solutions, said. “It has a great walkability factor plus necessary amenities like parking and drive-up lanes.”

The new Madison branch follows September’s opening of a branch in Oconomowoc, Wis., 33 miles west of downtown Milwaukee.

In addition to its branches, NCUA data showed the credit union has five corporate offices: Its headquarters in Madison, three other corporate offices in Madison and one in Milwaukee.

In other branch news:

• Mountain America Federal Credit Union of Salt Lake City ($19.6 billion in assets, 1.3 million members) will hold a grand opening Friday for its new branch in Vineyard, Utah, its 11th in Utah County. NCUA data showed Mountain America had 105 branches on June 30, unchanged from a year earlier. However, it opened a branch Sept. 14 in Eagle Mountain, Utah, 40 miles south of Salt Lake City.
• America First Federal Credit Union of Riverdale, Utah ($20.8 billion in assets, 1.4 million members) will hold a grand opening Saturday for a replacement branch in Boise, Idaho. The 11292 West Fairview Ave. branch replaced one half a mile west on Fairview Avenue on Sept. 30. NCUA data showed the old branch on June 30 was its sole location in Ada County, which the credit union said it has been serving for eight years. NCUA data showed the credit union had 125 locations on June 30, one less than a year earlier.
• Educational Systems Federal Credit Union of Greenbelt, Md. ($1.3 billion in assets, 88,690 members) held a grand opening ceremony Oct. 1 for its new branch in Bowie, Md. Antoine McStay is the manager of the branch in Prince George’s County. NCUA data showed the credit union had 15 locations on June 30, one more than a year earlier.
• Service 1st Federal Credit Union of Danville, Pa. ($676.1 million in assets, 41,653 members) opened its new branch in Muncy, Pa., Oct. 1. The 4,200-square-foot branch is the credit union’s first to fully integrate Interactive Teller Machines (ITMs). NCUA data showed the credit union had 11 locations on June 30, unchanged from a year earlier.