Michigan’s Zeal Credit Union to buy another UP bank

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Zeal Credit Union plans to acquire The Miners State Bank in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. This acquisition marks the first credit union-bank tie-up of 2026.

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Original Source Material

The proposed purchase of The Miners State Bank follows Zeal’s acquisition of Gogebic Range Bank, also in the state’s Upper Peninsula. The Miners deal is the first credit union-bank tie-up of 2026.