If at the time of approval as a well-defined local community a multiple political jurisdiction was under 2.5 million people, does the area qualify as a previously approved if the population now exceeds 2.5 million people?

There is no population limit applicable to a community that was previously approved by NCUA. As such, if an NCUA previously approved community currently exceeds 2.5 million in population, it can still be requested to be served by a federal credit union. 2.5 million, previously approved, approved in the past, application, community