Can a federally-chartered credit union in a state with a population less than 2.5 million apply for a community charter that encompasses the entire state?

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Although state boundaries are well-defined and the state may have a population of less than 2.5 million; our policy only recognizes political jurisdictions at the county level or below. An entire state does not qualify as a well-defined local community. 2.5 million, population limit, community conversion, community expansion, entire state, community