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• Author: Schaefer, Marc
• Position: SPONSORED SECTION: CHARLOTTE REGION

In an age when many doubt the motivation of some mega-financial institutions, Truliant Federal Credit Union offers an alternative that is refreshing and vital to businesses. You'll have difficulty finding a credit union that better understands and more closely follows its mission to improve lives and help small businesses succeed.

For over 64 years, consumers and businesses have chosen Truliant to provide affordable financial services for their families and their employees and to help their businesses grow. We are the third-largest credit union in North Carolina, have over 200,000 member-owners and will have 33 Member Financial Centers by year-end.

We've been established in Charlotte for more than three decades. An enthusiastic base of Truliant members and small businesses drove us to recently add 10 locations for a total of 14 Member Financial Centers in the Greater Charlotte area, adding convenience to the largest open-eligibility membership in the region.

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Truliant is proud to grow with the diverse neighborhoods, people and cultures that make this flourishing city a vibrant community. As CEO, I join devoted business and area leaders who believe in this community by serving on the board of directors for both the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce and the Charlotte Regional Partnership.

At Truliant, you'll find a stable partner that won't be acquired or merged into another bank to provide short-term profits to a few individual shareholders. It's challenging to keep track of the many community banks that have merged with out-of-area and out-of-state institutions. Each results in a loss of talent and leadership you depend on to understand...