Bear Paw Credit Union considering merger

Members of Bear Paw Credit Union soon will vote on whether or not to merge into Altana Federal Credit Union, a merger which Bear Paw Credit Union Vice President Gerry Veis says will be overwhelmingly beneficial to their membership.

A letter explaining the merger and a ballot have already been sent to members of the local credit union, but the official election, in which every member with a primary account gets one vote, isn’t until Dec. 1 at a special meeting in the Duck Inn Antique Room at 5 p.m.

Veis said the time between now and then is for members to come in and ask questions which he and...