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Barksdale FCU offers 25 accounts, each with its own rules for what happens when a member dies. As a membership-based credit union, Barksdale FCU thirty-one branches: 24 in Louisiana (Shreveport, Bossier City, Barksdale Air Force Base, Benton, Blanchard, Haughton, Cotton Valley, Minden, Hodge, Alexandria, Leesville, Fort Polk, DeRidder and Oakdale), three in Longview, Texas, and four in Arkansas (Little Rock, Damascus, Greenbrier and Portland). Membership is open to people who live, work, worship, attend school or own a business in parishes and counties throughout Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas, to military and civilian staff at Barksdale Air Force Base and Fort Johnson, to honorably discharged or retired veterans, and to family and household members of current members. Members can also use CO-OP Shared Branch locations. Some transfer automatically to a named beneficiary, others can be held in a trust, and a few may require probate if no plan is in place.

Beneficiary management at Barksdale FCU is handled through direct contact.

Barksdale FCU has documented procedures for both preparing accounts during your lifetime and handling claims when an account holder passes away.

Barksdale FCU is not available nationwide. Estate planning procedures may vary by state, so confirm that your location is served before making account changes.

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