RealityCheck eNewsletter
Welcome to our first electronic issue of the RealityCheck Newsletter. This new electronic format allows us to send you consumer information and credit union news more often while reducing paper waste.

September 2007 Issue
  1. The Road to Good Credit
  2. Remar Sutton: Do You Bank Online? Why?
  3. Join Our Grassroots Advocacy Team
  4. Are Credit Unions Turning Into Banks
  5. Get to Know Our People Department
The Road to Good Credit
By Accel Members Financial Counseling
A credit score is a number lenders use to help them decide, “If I give this person a loan or a credit card, will I get paid back on time?” It's a key factor in determining your interest rate, and is one of several pieces of information that auto, mortgage, credit card and other lenders use when evaluating your application for credit. Read more.
Do You Bank Online? Why?
By Remar Sutton, national consumer advocate and author of "Don't Get Taken Every Time."
Why would anyone want to bank online? Because it’s the safest thing to do, that’s why. And it just got safer at Elevations.

For the past three years, I’ve headed up the national
“Privacy Rights Now” Coalition. Hundreds of privacy and consumer groups work with our coalition in identifying privacy, identity theft, and general scam issues that impact all of us at one time. Read more.

Join Our Grassroots Advocacy Team
The Grassroots Advocacy Team is a group of credit union owners from Elevations Credit Union, as well as other credit unions in Colorado, who are committed to working together to defend our credit unions and help them grow.

Read more.

Are Credit Unions Turning Into Banks?
By Rich Jones
It is easy to jump to the conclusion that Credit Unions are looking more and more like banks, but if you scratch the surface, you will see major differences. First let’s look at how they are the same. Both banks and credit unions have branches designed to process financial transactions in a safe, secure and accurate manner. Both banks and credit unions have ATMs.  They both offer similar products.  Read more.

People Who Need People...
By Andrea Denk
People Who Need People are the luckiest people in the world!  Here at Elevations Credit Union, we’re proud to have a People Department (Human Resources) that goes above and beyond to get the right people here for you, our members. What sets our People Department above the rest? The answer is simple: Best Practices.
Read more.

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