In other branch news:

Ocean Financial Federal Credit Union of Oceanside, N.Y. ($374.2 million in assets, 14,296 members) announced Monday it opened its first mini branch this month. The branch is located at Molloy University in Rockville Centre, N.Y., two miles north of Oceanside on Long Island. The branch is staffed four days a week by student workers and includes an ATM. Ocean Financial had three branches on Sept. 30, unchanged from a year earlier.
Evolve Federal Credit Union of El Paso, Texas ($324.9 million in assets, 14,667 members) announced Nov. 22 that it has opened a micro branch in Las Cruces, N.M., 47 miles north of El Paso, and plans to open another there by 2026. The Las Cruces location that opened Sept. 16 matches the design of the credit unions' three micro branches in El Paso: Each has two ITMs inside the building and one to two people working on the drive-thru side. Evolve had 10 branches on Sept. 30, unchanged from a year earlier.
Americu Credit Union of Rome, N.Y. ($2.7 billion in assets, 167,171 members) announced Dec. 5 that it plans to open a branch next spring in Fulton, N.Y., 60 miles west of Rome and 70 miles east of Rochester. It is the credit union's first branch in Oswego County near Lake Ontario in Upstate New York. Americu had 19 branches on Sept. 30, unchanged from a year earlier.
Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union of Saint Paul, Minn. ($4.2 billion in assets, 273,913 members) announced Dec. 4 that it has opened a new branch this month in Shakopee, Minn. 35 miles southwest of St. Paul, and plans to open more branches in 2025. A news release said the 3,500-square-foot Shakopee location serves nearly 12,000 members and is part of a broader expansion plan that includes additional branches to open next year, including a branch in Hopkins, 20 miles west of St. Paul. The credit union's statewide footprint now includes 33 branches.
Michigan State University Federal Credit Union of East Lansing, Mich. ($8.2 billion in assets, 374,591 members) opened a new branch Dec. 2 at the University of Michigan hospital in Lansing. MSUFCU had 30 branches on Sept. 30, seven more than a year earlier and five more than in June.
One Detroit Credit Union of Detroit ($64.3 million in assets, 12,267 members) announced Monday that it has opened a mini-branch in the city of Inkster, 15 miles west of downtown Detroit. It is the first bank or credit union branch in Inkster in seven years and the first branch there for One Detroit.

"This new branch is more than just a place to bank," incoming President/CEO Portia Powell said. "It's a symbol of opportunity, growth, and progress."

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