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December 2007 Issue
  1. Giving As an Informed Donor
  2. Caution: Your Identity is at Risk
  3. Foreclosures Are At An All Time High - Except at Credit Unions
  4. Ask Cliff
  5. On-Campus CU Branch Makes the Grade for Members
Giving Giving As an Informed Donor
By Remar Sutton, national consumer advocate
When the calendar turns toward the holidays, 'tis the season for appeals for charitable gifts. Between November 1 and the end of the year, the typical American home will receive dozens of mail, phone, and even door-to-door solicitations for gifts.The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) notes that more than 700,000 federally recognized charities exist... Read more.
Caution: Your Identity is at Risk
By Accel Members Financial Counseling
Millions of Americans are affected each year by identity theft. If your identity is stolen, you could spend months or years and possibly thousands of dollars reclaiming your name and cleaning up the mess that the thief has left you. You can minimize your risk by aggressively managing your personal information and through continual awareness of the problem. Here are some examples... Read more. 		Identity
Foreclosure

Foreclosures Are At An All Time High - Except at Credit Unions
By Rich Jones, Elevations Credit Union VP Marketing
To understand why credit unions avoided the record foreclosures that the mortgage industry experienced recently, we need to look at why so many consumers got into so much trouble so quickly with something as important as their home. What happened?... Read more.

Ask Cliff
By Cliff, The Elevations Answer Guy
Hi everyone! I'm Cliff — Elevations Credit Union's new answer guy. I'm available to answer your questions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. (I'm really an online knowledge-based information system, but I prefer to be treated like any other employee.) Read more.

Member service representatives Casey Berggren and Catherine Mills are happy to help members at our on-campus branch.

On-Campus CU Branch Makes the Grade for Members
By Ed Beckmann, Marketing Communications and Research Manager
If you find yourself on the CU Boulder campus and in need of cash at an ATM, a no-annual fee credit card, or even a rock solid mortgage for buying your new home … you can do all of this at Elevations Credit Union’s on-campus branch. Conveniently located in the University Memorial Center (UMC) next to the campus bookstore, this is a powerful full-service branch... Read more.

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