Access Credit Union to close six branches

ACCESS Credit Union is closing six of its branches across Manitoba and opening a new one in Winnipeg.

Branches in Moosehorn, Sanford and at 850 Regent Avenue in Winnipeg will close June 18, and Access’ locations in Plum Coulee, Emerson and at 720 St. Anne’s Road in Winnipeg will close Oct. 21. All six will consolidate with nearby larger locations.

The closures come just over a year after Access Credit Union announced it would be shuttering branches in Birds Hill, Gretna, Lowe Farm and Miami, all communities where Access was the sole financial institution in their location.

The same reasoning was given for both closure announcements: a drop in in-branch traffic and more use of online and mobile banking.

“Our members are central to the decisions we make. We want to ensure they have access to the services they need, and that the communities continue to be supported, even if the physical branch is not there,” said Myrna Wiebe, the CEO and president of Access Credit Union.

“Any Access branch across Manitoba can serve our members, and we carefully considered distances between rural communities where members are travelling for other errands. More members are choosing digital ways to bank, and this shift positions us to focus on delivering greater convenience and flexibility in the future.”

All Access staff will keep their current positions or move into corporate support roles.

People using impacted branches will receive letters explaining the consolidation this week.

Meanwhile, a new branch is set to open at Kenaston Crossing in summer 2026.

Access is the largest credit union in the province. It has acquired six smaller credit unions over the past few years: Crosstown, Noventis, Sunova, Carpathia, Amaranth and Casera, and acquired their locations in small rural communities with the merger.

Access has $14.1 billion in assets and over 208,000 members.

malak.abas@freepress.mb.ca