Since the First National Bank came to Haines in 1962, there has been only one place in town to make deposits and take out loans. Soon there will be two.
Ketchikan-based Tongass Federal Credit Union (TCFU) plans to open a branch on Second Avenue in January.
“We’ve always looked at the communities around us and wanted to provide financial services where they are unserved or underserved,” said Helen Mickel, chief executive of TCFU, which has…

