Over 1,000 Names for Banks & Credit Unions… For Free!
Here’s the easy way to pick a new name for your bank or credit union…and run into some serious trademark problems while you’re at it.
All you have to do is pick something from
Column A and pair it with Column B.
- First Choice Credit Union
- NewView Bank
You can also switch it up and pick something
from Column B first.
- Service Secure Credit Union
- Horizon First Bank
You can even pick just one word from either
column and just go with that!
- Sun Bank
- Advantage Credit Union
Throw in a few terms of your own (how about
“Green?”), and you can easily yield a name list
with a thousand names. “Green Horizon.”
“Greencrest.” “Greenview.”
Reality Check: Just because there isn’t already a financial institution in your area — even your entire state — bearing a name you like, doesn’t mean you can use it, nor does it prevent a trademark lawsuit.
Bottom Line: Pick a name using words like these and you run the very real risk of getting sued and having to start over. Someone, somewhere is using something similar.
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I call dibs on All Eagle and First 1st!
Sun Star Credit Union – We’re out of this world!
Service Service Bank – We have more service than anyone, and we’ve got the name to back it up.
Horizon Horizon Credit Union – A better day is always just out of reach.
First One Bank – Where we wish we were listed in Google search results.
Financial Financial Credit Union – We’ll never be hit with UBIT (Unrelated Business Income Tax).
You guys are funny.
The redundant redundant names remind me of the conversations we’ve had about DFCU Financial Credit Union.
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