Check out the spring newsletter! Get the latest news and commentary from your credit union.
Credit Card Balance Transfers: A Win, Win, Win!
Most members know all the reasons to move your credit card to Cooperative Federal's VISA Classic. Besides the great rates and fair terms, there's the all-important fact that when you pay interest to Coop Fed, you're supporting community-based finance and financial education -- not a "big bad bank."
Well, now there's ANOTHER reason to move your money.
There is now no transfer fee when you transfer your balance to your Cooperative Federal credit card! Why pay 3% to a global bank just to transfer your balance?
Ways to Be a Green Consumer and Support Your Community
Nico Leyva writes for Nerdwallet, a consumer finance website that promotes financial literacy and looks for the best ways to save you money.
The importance of being green is often mentioned in regards to saving the world. You can do your part to decrease landfill, reduce carbon emissions, and clean up oceans and wildlife areas. But being green is also very important on an individual level. Being a green consumer can improve your personal financial standing, and by buying from local businesses, you can contribute to your community and help it grow. Your community isn’t just a city or a town; it’s a collection of all the economic and personal interests of everyone who lives there. By making conscious financial choices, you can help save the world and keep your unique community flourishing. Here are three ways to be a green consumer.
Check Out our 2012 Annual Report
Cooperative Federal is more than a financial institution. Each day, our staff not only operates three bustling neighborhood branches and a youth credit union program; it teaches classes at community centers, offers free counseling at partner sites, and makes loans that stabilize our neighborhoods and strengthen the local economy.
Take a look at all that we accomplished last year in our 2012 Annual Report - including six inspiring Member Success Stories.
Commonwealth Newsletter: Winter 2013
Check out the winter newsletter. Get the latest news and commentary from your credit union.
Commonwealth Newsletter: Autumn 2012
The autumn newsletter is here! Get the latest news and commentary from your credit union.
Three Decades of Finance for the People
Warmest thanks to all of the members, partners, and friends who joined us for "CU at the Zoo," Cooperative Federal's 30th Anniversary Gala, on Saturday 9/22! It was an epic event that has left us inspired and recharged for our continued work over the next thirty years - and beyond.
Follow us on Facebook to see the photos ... now posted!
Special thanks to the D.R.E.A.M. Freedom Revival for a powerful and spirited performance.
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Phishing Email - Fraud Alert
Members of several credit unions have reported receiving emails supposedly from Enfact, a branch of Fiserv dedicated to alerting members to suspicious transactions. These emails have been confirmed as fraudulent phishing emails. Do not respond or click on any of the links included.
Below is a sample email.
