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FREEDOM FIRST TANGLEWOOD EXPANSION
Grand Opening, Monday, November 17, 2014
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Freedom First’s Operations Center is in Roanoke County’s Valleypointe development.
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Operations Center building expanded in 2012 and added an annex in 2013.
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17 new full-time jobs at Valleypointe in 2014.
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Tanglewood branch results in 6 additional new full-time county jobs with benefits.
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10th full-service branch in Roanoke/New River Valley region.
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Tanglewood branch will support consumer & business banking members plus have an
onsite mortgage rep.
From our press release:
Freedom First Credit Union will open a new branch in Roanoke County near Tanglewood Mall
this fall. The location, 4203 Electric Road, is the site of a former StellarOne bank branch that
was relocated earlier this year.
“We have been looking for a suitable site in that part of the valley for some time,” said
President/CEO Paul Phillips. “Many of our members live and work in Southwest County and this
is a great opportunity to make banking with Freedom First even more convenient for them.”
In the past year, Freedom First opened branches in Daleville and Roanoke’s West End
neighborhood, and relocated its Towers branch to a larger space, also adding a drive-up ATM
there. The growing credit union has also recently expanded its mortgage team.
The new Freedom First branch will open this fall at the intersection of Electric Road and Ogden
Road across from Panera Bread. “This location will support our growing business banking and
commercial services division,” said Harvey D. Brookins, Jr., Freedom First’s Chief Development
Officer.
“Our members enjoy the convenience that our online banking and custom mobile apps offer,”
said Phillips, “but community branches will remain a critical service channel for the foreseeable
future. There are times, despite all of the modern conveniences, that you need to speak to a
financial professional face to face.”
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ABOUT FREEDOM FIRST CREDIT UNION
With 47,000 members, assets of more than $300 million, and 10 branch locations, Freedom First Credit
Union is the largest Community Development Financial Institution in Virginia. Founded in 1956, Freedom
First Credit Union is owned and controlled by its members and operates for the purpose of providing access
to affordable, equitable financial and development services to its members and the Roanoke and New River
Valley communities. For more information, please visit www.freedomfirst.com.