Credit Unions Rock!
Amicus would like to invite you to become part of the Rock Cooperative, a 121 piece rock band made up of Credit Union employees and their members. Auditions will be held September 11, 11-3 p.m., at Riverfront Park. Credit union members and staff will be invited to try out for this rock ‘n roll band. They’ll be especially looking for acoustic guitar players, hand percussionists and background vocalists. If it turns out as they envision, it should last about an hour – including a choreographed stage show with branded visual spectacle elements.
Even if you don’t want to try out, come to the concert on September 21st at 12 noon and support your local Credit Unions!
Check it out on Facebook: http://facebook.therockcooperative.com
Closed on September 6th
Amicus FCU will be closed on Monday, September 6th in observance of Labor Day. You may feel free to use the night drop located at the end of the building for any deposits which will be completed first thing Tuesday morning. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday!
What? New checking fees? Not at Amicus!
Did you know some of the big banks are trying to do away with free checking?
Some banks are adding strings to convince the consumer there are ways to keep checking fees down. Things like loans, credit cards and mortgages which get the consumers to pay them more money in the long run on top of a checking fee.
From an article in Smartmoney.com: Consumer advocates worry that the new fees will unfairly whack consumers who keep low balances and manage their accounts responsibly to avoid any penalty fees.
“That’s the group that will be most penalized in this environment,” says Bill Handel, vice president of research and product development at Raddon Financial Group, which advises banks and is a unit of Open Solutions Inc.
What does this mean? You, the responsible consumer, may end up paying more for services you deserve.
Don’t worry. Amicus has free checking and will continue to provide this convenience for our members. For more information, please feel free to contact us at 509.483.3221.
To read more about the checking fees, feel free to go to these links:
http://www.bankrate.com/finance/checking/want-free-checking-check-out-credit-unions-1.aspx
http://www.smartmoney.com/spending/budgeting/new-bank-fees-how-to-fight-back/
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