2nd Qtr July 2012 We will be closed on
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2nd Qtr July 2012 We will be closed on
2nd Qtr July 2012 We will be closed on Wednesday, July 4h in observance of Independence Day. gcu new$ A newsletter for the members of General Credit Union GCU Evolving in a way that promises to maintain and attract Gen-X members Five Locations, Just One Call! (260) 471-5544 or (800) 889-5554 6601 Mutual Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46825 Lobby Hrs: M,W,Th,F 9-5, Tu 10-5 24-Hour ATM Drive-up: M-W 9-5, Th-F 9-6 630 E. Dupont Road Fort Wayne, IN 46825 Lobby Hrs: M,W,Th,F 9-5, Tu 10-5 Drive-up: M,W 9-5, Tu 10-5, Th-F 9-6, Sat 9-noon 5020 Riviera Court Fort Wayne, IN 46825 Lobby Hrs: M,W,Th,F 9-5, Tu 10-5 24-Hour ATM Drive-up: M-Th 8-6 Fri 8-7, Sat 9-Noon 5001 US Hwy 30 W. Inside the Sirva Building Fort Wayne, IN 46818 Lobby Hrs: M,W, 9-1 Fri 9-5 ATM: M-F 9-5 6447 W. Jefferson The Village at Time Corners Fort Wayne, IN 46804 Lobby Hrs: M,W,Th,F 9-5, Tu 10-5 Drive-up: M-Th 9-6 Fri 9-7, Sat 9-Noon www.gencu.org E-mail: [email protected] Telephone Teller 260.471.4874 or 1.800.640.0302 Credit Union Service Center Outlet Locations You can visit the following locations to access your account(s) and perform transactions. For other locations nationwide call (800) 919-CUSC (2872) or visit www.gencu.org and click on the Shared Branching icon on the right side of home page. ATM network info available here too. Fort Financial CU 6309 Lima Road - Meijer Store 5909 Illinois Road - Meijer Store 10301 Maysville Rd. - Meijer Store 3102 Spring Street 702 State Road 205 (Churubusco) 1302 S. Grandstaff (Auburn) 3 Rivers FCU 6310 E. State Blvd. - Scott’s Food Store 10230 Chestnut Plaza Dr. - Scott’s Food Store 10470 Maysville Rd. 1155 W. 15th St. (Auburn) 275 W. Frontage Rd. (Columbia City) 10915 Isabelle Dr. (New Haven) 915 N Main St. (Bluffton) 846 N Lima Rd. (Kendallville) Public Service CU 1209 Reckeweg Road 7017 Old Trail Road There is an economic trend in banking. Large is getting larger and big is getting bigger. The phenomenon is not restricted to Bank of America, Chase or Citibank. The practice is spilling over into the credit union sector where the ability to provide a broad product platform while maintaining membership numbers forces the merge or collapse of many. Still, we are working feverishly to prove that big is not always better. In fairness of disclosure for those who may not know, we are not a tiny, single branch credit union. We have five local branches but frankly being a mega, multi-state credit union simply isn’t in our plans. Right now our main priority is our members. That’s why we have taken your constructive, and sometimes critical, comments seriously to come up with more attractive and techsavvy membership perks to give you more of what you want and the service you deserve. For example, mortgages and indirect loans offered at local auto dealerships are not mechanically approved. (FYI, our auto loan rate of 2.39%apr is one of the lowest in the city, just saying...) In a Gen-X kind of way, our auto loan manager is available whenever a dealership needs a loan approval. Even on weekends and evenings and loans can physically be approved within 10 minutes. By no means is the Gen-X culture something of the norm at GCU, but look for that to change as more time and attention is given towards evolving in a way that promises to maintain and attract those members. Much like the loan officer who accepts and approves loans via smart phone, the tech-conscious credit union offers PopMoney for members who no longer value currency exchange. The electronic PopMoney allows members to pay vendors, babysitters or friends through the Internet or their smart phone. Money is electronically transferred with a few swipes of a phone. In just a few short weeks get ready to see a whole new online look, as we launch a new website that brings a trendy and sophisticated look together with user friendly functionality. It also has several new features including an array of finance calculators and something for members of all ages. Future plans include account aggregation, which provides one site for checking, savings and loan accounts with tools for budgeting and bill reminders. Another step toward the new model of business designed to please the youngest generation of credit union membership. Of course, there is more to the mix than smart phone access and loan officers “on call.” The revamp is evidenced in our “out of the box” bricks and mortar branches where our trendy teller “pods” and coffee stations have proven to be big hits and conversation starters among members new and old. The physical interior design sends a message that this is not your grandparents’ credit union and is a visual reminder of why we are ready to leap into the future. Oh, and mobile banking is coming soon...although you can already access your account through your mobile browser at gencu.org. 2.39 as low as % APR We Now Offer Premiere Regal Cinema Movie Passes We will now offer Premiere Regal passes. Unlike the current ones that we sell (and we will continue to sell) the Premiere passes have no restrictions*. They are good on day one of new releases. The cost for these new tickets is $7.50. They will only be sold at our Mutual Drive and Riviera Court branch locations. Need Meeting Space? car loan sale Stop by today and take advantage of this great loan rate, or refinance your current loan and $ave with General Credit Union! As low as 2.39% apr on 2006-2012 models financed up to 60 months or finance 2004-2005 models for up to 42 months. 2.70% apr is still available for 2008-2012 models financed 61 to 75 months. * Limited time offer. All rates are subject to credit qualifications and approval. This special rate is not available for refinancing of an existing GCU loan. No other discounts may be applied to lower this special rate. This offer is subject to change. Other rates and terms available. You would pay approximately $17.70 per $1000 borrowed at 2.39%APR for 60 months. Annual Percentage Rate (APR). For those small binds, We’ll loan you a small amount. No Money? No Problem! Introducing SIMPLE SOLUTIONS LOANS Our newly remodeled Riviera Court branch now comes with a spacious brand new community room - great for meetings and seminars and is available during office hours. If you are interested in using this space please call 260.471.5544 ext. 200. Did You Know... Did you know that by being a member of General Credit Union you have access to over 4,000 credit union service centers nationwide?! Just look for the swirl, or log on to www. cuservicecenter.com to find a location near you. E veryone can use some extra cash to pay for tuition, home improvements, vacation, bills, or to have some extra money for those unexpected expenses. That’s why GCU will again provide the Skip-A-Payment* program to our members. All loan payments (except mortgages, home equities, delinquent or single payment loans) will be skipped in August 2012 unless you advise us not to skip your payment(s). If your payment is made by payroll deduction or direct deposit, your loan payment funds will remain in your account. Also, you can choose to skip another payment any time (qualifying accounts only). The fee for this additional skip is $25. If you have any questions or do not want to participate in the Skip-A-Payment program, please call us at 260.471.5544. Need A Little Extra Cash? Skip A Payment! *Some restrictions will apply. Mortgage loans, Home Equity loans, delinquent loans, single payment loans do not qualify for this program. Eligibility for Skip-A-Payment will be determined on July 27, 2012. If you opted out of this program last year, you will automatically be opted out this year. Please notify us if you prefer to participate in the Skip-A-Payment program this year. Interest at the contractual rate will continue to accrue on the unpaid balance of your loan. The deferred payment will be added to the end of your loan; which will extend the length of the loan. Payments received from another financial institution will be deposited into your GCU deposit account. talk about talk about savings. savings. www.lovemycreditunion.org say hello to the say hello to the Sprint Credit Sprint Union Credit Member Union Member Discount. Discount. g GENERAL CREDIT UNION ANNUAL PRIVACY DISCLOSURE General Credit Union, your member owned financial institution, is committed to providing you with competitive products and services to meet your financial needs and help you reach your goals. We are equally committed to protecting the privacy of our members. Under federal law, we are required to give you this privacy notice. It describes our credit union’s privacy policy and practices concerning the personal information we collect and disclose about our members. It also includes information about the parties who receive personal and sometimes nonpublic information from us as we conduct the business of the credit union. If after reading this notice you have questions, please contact us at: (260) 471-5544 or toll free at 1-800-889-5554. Or write to: Regulatory Manager, General Credit Union, 6601 Mutual Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46825. Information we collect about you: We collect nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources: Information we receive from your applications and other forms, information about your transactions with us, information we receive from a consumer reporting agency. We may disclose all of the information we collect, as described above, as permitted by law. Parties who receive information from us: We may disclose nonpublic personal information about you to the following types of third parties: Financial service providers such as insurance companies, nonfinancial companies such as consumer reporting agencies, data processors, check/share draft printers, financial statement publishers, plastic card processors, and government agencies. Disclosure of information to parties that provide services to us: In order for us to conduct the business of the credit union, we may disclose all of the information we collect, as described above, to companies that perform other services on our behalf so that we may provide members competitive products and services. We may also disclose nonpublic personal information about you under circumstances as permitted or required by law. These disclosures typically include information to process transactions on your behalf, conduct the operations of our credit union, follow your instructions as you authorize, or protect the security of our financial records. To protect our members’ privacy, we only work with companies that agree to maintain strong confidentiality protections and limit the use of information we provide. We do not permit these companies to sell the information we provide to other third parties. How to opt out or stop certain disclosures about you: If you prefer that we do not disclose nonpublic personal information about you to nonaffiliated third parties, you may opt out of those disclosures -- you may direct us not to make those disclosures (other than disclosures permitted by law). If you wish to opt out of the disclosures to nonaffiliated third parties, you may call 1-800-889-5554 or write to: Regulatory Manager, General Credit Union, 6601 Mutual Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46825. You may opt out of these disclosures at any time. This opt out, by law, will not apply to disclosures that are legally permitted or disclosures we make to companies that perform services on our behalf or to other financial institutions that have joint marketing agreements with us. Once we receive your request, we have a reasonable amount of time to stop the disclosures. You may always contact us for assistance if you wish to later revoke your opt out election. Note to joint account holders: If you or someone else (or others) who is/are not member(s) of our credit union has/ have obtained a financial product from us, the nonmember(s) is/are eligible to exercise the right to opt out. If anyone of you exercise the right to opt out, we will treat it as if all of you directed us to not make disclosures to nonaffiliated third parties (except those that are permitted by law. Disclosure of information about former members: If you terminate your membership with GCU, we will not share information we have collected about you, except as permitted or required by law. How we protect your information: We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about you to those employees who need to know that information to provide products or services to you. We maintain physical, electronic or procedural safeguards that comply with federal regulations to guard your nonpublic personal information. What members can do to help: GCU is committed to protecting the privacy of its members. Members can help by following these simple guidelines. 1. Protect your account numbers, plastic card numbers, PINs or passwords. Never keep your PIN with your card, which can provide free access to your accounts if your card is lost or stolen. 2. Use caution when disclosing your account numbers, social security numbers, etc. to other persons. If someone calls you explaining the call is on behalf of the credit union and asks for your account number, you should beware. Official credit union staff will have access to your information and will not need to ask for it. 3. Keep your information with us current. If your address or phone number changes, please let us know. It is important that we have current information on how to reach you. If we detect potentially fraudulent or unauthorized activity or use of an account, we will attempt to contact you immediately. 4. Let us know if you have questions. Please do not hesitate to call us -- we are here to serve you! More Summer Fun with Discounted Park Tickets Kings Island $30.00 Adult $26.00 Jr/Sr (ages 3 & up; under 48” or 62yrs old & up) Cedar Point $40.00 Adult $21.00 Jr/Sr (ages 3 & up; under 48” or 62yrs old & up) Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari $37.50 Adult $32.50 Jr/Sr (under 54” or 60yrs old & up) Indiana Beach $26.00 Need a New Car? Your Credit Union Membership Gives You Three Great Ways To Save! General Credit Union has three ways for our members to save on a new vehicle purchase. General Motors is offering all current and eligible credit union members preferred pricing on most new GM vehicles. This is in addition to the most current incentives and special offers! Depending on the vehicle, you could save hundreds, even thousands of dollars on your next new Chevrolet, Buick, or GMC vehicle purchase just for being a credit union member. Visit LoveMyCreditUnion.org to see how much you can save and request your GM Authorization Number. General Credit Union members can save big with great rates as low as 2.39% APR (one of the lowest in town) when you finance your new vehicle through us. Contact us at 260.471.5544 x 5 or email us at [email protected] directly to find out more about your vehicle financing options. You’ll also save on fuel costs with GM’s high-fuel efficiency vehicles. Start saving today! GM offers high-fuel efficient products in most high-volume vehicle segments, and more are coming to the market each year. (All fuel economy ratings below are EPA Estimates) The new Chevrolet Cruze Eco, with it’s 42 mpg EPA highway estimate, offers the best highway fuel economy of any gasoline engine (non-hybrid) car in America. The Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain crossovers offer space for the family and a 32 mpg highway estimate. Chevrolet Malibu has EPA mileage estimates of 22 mpg city, 33 mpg highway, and can travel nearly 500 highway miles on a tank of fuel. Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra offer the best highway fuel economy estimates of any V8 pickups (22 mpg), and offer hybrid models for the ultimate in full-size truck fuel efficiency (20 mpg city, 23 mpg highway). Providing Ft. Wayne’s best loan rates since 1960