needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message altana federal credit union type credit union industry financial services founded 1949 1 headquarters billings montana united states products savings ; checking ; consumer loans ; mortgages ; credit cards total assets us 217m 2 website 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 contents 1 history 2 membership 3 locations 4 references 5 external links history edit altana federal credit union then laurel federal credit union started in 1949 out of an empty railcar in laurel montana . several refinery workers joined together 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 mountain states fcu a credit union that served a select employer group seg that included employees of uswest and at & t. montana media credit union a credit union that served a select employer group seg that included people who worked in the media industry . northwest humble fcu a credit union that served a select employer group seg that included employees of exxon . summit fcu 9 10 originally yellowstone teachers credit union they served teachers faculty and students for area schools before expanding to a community charter . membership edit 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 billings carbon stillwater sweet grass wheatland golden valley and musselshell . 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 . locations edit altana federal credit union is located in the following towns in montana billings columbus laurel and red lodge . references edit altana federal credit union official website archived september 5 2015 at the wayback machine . credit unions online patent dispute means name change . pdd.net . retrieved november 10 2014 . avanta fcu changes name to avoid trademark problems . cuna . retrieved november 10 2014 . facing lawsuit credit union takes on new name . billings gazette . retrieved november 10 2014 . avanta fcu becomes altana . the financial brand . retrieved november 10 2014 . credit union settles in on west end . billings gazette . retrieved november 10 2014 . usa credit unions credit unions move to merger . billings gazette . retrieved november 10 2014 . two billings credit unions merging . billings gazette . retrieved november 10 2014 . altana federal credit union official website archived september 5 2015 at the wayback machine . external links edit official site avanta s altana board of directors recognized . mcun . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title altana federal credit union & oldid 743629494 categories credit unions based in montanahidden categories articles with wayback machine linksarticles needing additional references from december 2014all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 13 25 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view