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Six months after opening a jointly-operated branch here, the two credit unions behind the facility say they are both happy with the results.
The $700-million Arrowhead Credit Union, which serves 127,000 members, and the $180-million Norton Community CU, which has 18,500 members, opened a joint branch in this town of 43,000, 75 miles east of LA, in July.
Each "branch" has its own entrance from the outside, plus there is a connecting door inside, which allows members to walk from one to another.
Representatives of the two San Bernardino-based CUs said each has formed partnerships and shared space with other Inland Empire credit unions in the past, so the joint branch in Yucaipa was not unusual.
Valerie Spiro, VP-marketing and membership development for Norton, said the CEOs of the two CUs were together at a function when Yucaipa came up...