When adding an adjacent area outside of a CBSA, is the credit union also required to serve a portion of the CBSA in addition to the adjacent area?

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A credit union can serve an area adjacent to a Core-Based Statistical Area, but the adjacent area must be contiguous to the credit union’s proposed community (whether an entire CBSA or a portion of it), and the population as a whole must not exceed 2.5 million. Adjacent Area, MSA, metro, micro, metropolitan, statistical area, micropolitan, combined statistical area, CBSA, CSA, state border, 2.5 million, community