Credit unions to merge Oct. 1 [UPDATED]

Published 10:20am Tuesday, September 6, 2011 Updated 12:21pm Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Heart of the Lakes Credit Union recently announced that it will merge with Central Minnesota Credit, expected to take effective Oct. 1.

In conjunction with the merger, President/CEO Harold Siirila will retire as planned after 36 years of dedicated service. The New York Mills and Perham branches of Heart of the Lakes Credit Union will operate as the Heart of the Lakes branches of Central Minnesota Credit Union. Membership in the credit union is open to persons who live, work, worship, volunteer, or attend school in and businesses and other legal entities in Stearns, Meeker, Kandiyohi, Pope, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena, Todd, Morrison, Benton, Sherburne, and Wright counties, or immediate family members of credit union members.

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