On Jan. 1, Dan Stoltz will become CEO of the combined SPIRE and Hiway credit unions, to be known as Blaze Credit Union. Stoltz, who has led SPIRE since 2010, expects the merged credit union to be high touch and high tech. He’s pledging to provide “the greatest service in the marketplace,” whether Minnesota customers show up at one of 26 branches or use technology to complete transactions. The combined financial institution will have nearly $4 billion in assets, about 250,000 members, and be the state’s fourth-largest credit union. “The public will see an aggressive branch expansion,” Stoltz says, “with innovative, robust technology.”

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