Coast-Tel Merger into Bay Fed Complete

The merger of Coast-Tel Federal Credit Union into Bay Federal Credit Union has officially completed as of July 1.

Coast-Tel, based in Salinas, Calif., and Bay Federal announced an intention to merge in September 2018 after their Boards of Directors unanimously approved a merger agreement. After receiving approval from the National Credit Union Administration, the merger proposal was put to vote and approved by the Coast-Tel membership.

Coast-Tel became a division of Bay Federal Credit Union on February 1, 2019. The conversion of accounts to Bay Federal was completed, and the former Coast-Tel location in Downtown Salinas opened for business as a branch of Bay Federal Credit Union on Monday, July 1.

“We are honored to welcome our newest Salinas members to the Bay Federal family,” said Carrie Birkhofer, President and CEO of Bay Federal Credit Union. “We are also excited to expand our branch network and better serve all of our members throughout the Salinas-Monterey area. We will continue to honor Coast-Tel’s long history of service and commitment to the local community.”

Manny Escarcega, recently announced as the AVP/Branch Manager of the new Salinas location, echoes these sentiments. “As a Salinas Valley native, I am excited to return to my community,” Mr. Escarcega said. “I look forward to making a real difference in the financial lives of our membership in Salinas.”

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For more information: www.bayfed.com