Charlevoix County

about 4 banks that would be good for me. The 4 banks are 4Front credit union, Charlevoix State bank, Huntington, and 5/3rd bank. 4Front credit union will be open Monday through Friday 9:00A.M.-5:00. They are open on Saturday from 9:00A.M. to 1:00P.M. Some of the locations for 4Front are East Jordan, Boyne City, Petoskey, and Charlevoix. The next bank's hours that I’m talking about is Charlevoix State bank. The Charlevoix State bank will be open Monday through Thursday 9:00A.M, to 4:00P.M. Friday they

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