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Article: WORTH NOTING.(General News)
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- Credit Union Journal
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- July 27, 2009
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Whitefish CU's Charlie Abell Retires After 44 Yrs
WHITEFISH, Mont.-Whitefish CU, the state's largest credit union, said its long-time president and CEO Charles Abell will retire next month after 32 years at the helm.
Abell, now 70, joined what was then known as Big Mountain CU in 1965 at 18 and ascended to the top job in 1967. When Abell joined the credit unionit had just $780,000 in assets. It now has total assets of more than $1 billion, with about 57,000 members. The credit union also expanded beyond Whitefish to include offices in five other Northwest Montana communities.
He has been a community leader during that time, spending six years ...