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 Issue of January 9, 2006 
   

Polish, Westfield Credit Unions Merge

One of the first priorities for Polish National Credit Union following its merger with Westfield River Federal Credit Union will be to find a new facility in Westfield to which it can relocate. The existing branch (pictured above), which is too small for the expanded services Polish National hopes to offer in the community.
By Andrea Gregory
A merger was not part of the original discussion. When Jim Gardner, president and CEO of Chicopee-based Polish National Credit Union, had his first casual conversation with leaders of Westfield River Federal Credit Union, the topic didn’t even come up. Gardner said it was a meeting set up to facilitate Polish National’s first attempt to reach out to smaller credit unions by offering assistance and services.

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