| Altana Federal Credit Union | |
| Type: | Credit union |
| Foundation: | 1949[1] |
| Location: | Billings, Montana, United States |
| Industry: | Financial services |
| Products: | Savings
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| Revenue: | US$217M[2] |
| Homepage: | altanafcu.org |
Altana Federal Credit Union or (Altana FCU) (formerly Avanta Federal Credit Union [3] [4] [5] [6]) is a federally insured, community chartered credit union in south-central Montana . The corporate office is in Billings, Montana.[7] [8]
Altana Federal Credit Union (then Laurel Federal Credit Union) started in 1949 out of an empty railcar in Laurel, Montana. Several refinery workers joined and started the credit union as a way to safeguard themselves from the high cost of banking services. The first loan given was to purchase a sewing machine. Credit unions merged into Altana FCU include:
Persons who live, work, worship or attend school, and businesses located in the following Montana counties are eligible for membership[11] at Altana Federal Credit Union: Big Horn, Blaine, Broadwater, Carbon, Carter, Cascade, Choteau, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Fergus, Gallatin, Garfield, Golden Valley, Hill, Judith Basin, Liberty, McCone, Meagher, Musselshell, Park, Petroleum, Phillips, Pondera, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sheridan, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Teton, Toole, Treasure, Valley, Wheatland, Wibaux, Yellowstone. Persons who live, work, worship or attend school, and businesses located in the following Wyoming counties are eligible for membership at Altana Federal Credit Union: Big Horn, Fremont, Hot Springs, Johnson, Park, Sheridan, Sublette, Teton, Washakie. As an added feature of membership, immediate family members are able to join. Immediate family members include a spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent, grandchild, stepparent, stepchild, step-sibling or adoptive relationship.
Altana Federal Credit Union is located in the following towns in Montana: Billings, Columbus, Laurel, Red Lodge, Havre, Chinook, Shelby, Sunburst, and Chester.