Northern Credit Union to open offices in Dexter, Croghan

Northern Credit Union on April 18 announced it has finalized lease agreements to open new branch offices in Dexter in Jefferson County and in Croghan in Lewis County. 

The credit union refers to each location as a “relationship center,” per an April 18 news release posted on its website.

The Dexter branch will operate at 109 Water St. The Croghan office will be located in the former Marilley Building at 9804 Main St. with a walk-up ATM and personal teller kiosk. 

Northern Credit Union wants to open both offices “by the end of May.” The credit union adds that it wants to identify a convenient location to provide drive-thru service at both locations.

“We’re excited to establish our new relationship centers in the heart of both the Dexter and Croghan communities and hope they provide convenience to local businesses and residents,” Dan St. Hilaire, president and CEO of Northern Credit Union, said in the release. 

The Village of Dexter understands the closing of a KeyBank branch there may have “created a hardship for some of our residents,” Dexter Mayor James Eves said in the Northern news release. “As an attempt to fulfill our banking needs, we are currently working with Northern Credit Union to offer banking services within the Village,” Eves added.

“We are seeing the disappearance of many small towns and villages throughout Northern New York. My hope is that it never happens to Croghan,” Croghan Mayor Michael Monnat said in the release. “When I see an organization like Northern Credit Union willing to expand into our community it gives me hope for the future. And I welcome them.”

Northern Credit Union is based in Watertown and currently operates seven branches in Adams, Carthage, Governeur, LeRay, Lowville, and Watertown (2). It has more than 30,000 members and assets of about $250 million. 

The credit union last year converted to a state charter, which allowed it to be able to expand its community-based field of membership to serve anyone who lives, works, worships, or regularly conducts business in Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, Oswego, Clinton, Franklin, Onondaga, and Madison Counties.