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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Michael Loria

West Side credit union sets opening for August

Michelle Collins stands outside a building at 5820 W. Chicago Ave. in Austin, where Leaders Network Financial in partnership with Great Lakes Credit Union plans to open its first branch in August. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

State regulators have approved a partnership between a Chicago-area financial institution and a West Side community organization, paving the way for the pair to open a credit union in Austin this summer, the group announced on Tuesday. 

The credit union, called Leaders Network Financial in partnership with Great Lakes Credit Union, expects to begin offering services as soon as June and plans to open a physical branch in late August inside the Sankofa Center at 5820 W. Chicago Ave. 

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