Take Tech CU with you!

Take your Tech CU account wherever you go!

Even if you move out of the San Francisco Bay Area, you don’t have to change your credit union! Tech CU offers flexible choices to fit your lifestyle, wherever you are.

Take advantage of all the convenient access channels we offer:

• FREE Online Banking
• FREE Bill Pay
• Mobile Banking
• Shared branching lets you process transactions at more than 5,600 locations internationally
• Access to more than 60,000 surcharge-free ATMs nationwide
  (You can find the nearest location with our Location Finder that gives you step-by-step directions right to your GPS device.)

Tech CU is part of the CU Service Centers Financial Network, so you can now perform many of your Tech CU transactions at participating CU Service Center Network branch locations or other credit unions. (See complete list.)

Your membership and accounts will remain with Tech CU even if you access your accounts or conduct business through one of these participating locations.

At Tech CU, it’s easy to stay in touch–no matter where you live!
For more information about Tech CU services, visit www.techcu.com or call (800) 553-0880.

Tech CU helps you celebrate Earth Day

Celebrating Earth Day–Tech CU helps you to do your part!

Here at ‘Grow Your Green,’ we’re all about all things green. That’s why, in celebration of Earth Day, Tech CU was inspired to make a difference for our environment by promoting several “green” e-services that will help reduce unnecessary consumption of paper.

Because did you know that the average American consumes more than 700 pounds of paper a year–that’s the world’s highest per capita figure! If the U.S. cut office paper use by just 10%, it would prevent the emission of 1.6 million tons of greenhouse gases. That’s the equivalent of taking 280,000 cars off the road!!

Go Green–Go Paperless!

Any Tech CU member who takes advantage of one of 3 of the e-services listed below between April 22 and May 31, 2009 will receive a solar-powered cell phone / MP3 charger.

• Pay three (3) bills online using Tech CU’s free Bill Pay service
• Sign up or opt in for an eStatement
• Sign up or opt in for an eNotification

And by doing so, you’ll also be entered into a Grand Prize drawing for a $500 donation made on your behalf to a Bay Area “green” non-profit organization of your choice.

Going Green is Easy!

Tech CU’s electronic services help ease paper consumption with the added benefit of minimizing the risk of identity theft.

eStatements are electronic versions of your paper statements–offered in your choice of HTML or PDF formats. You can view eStatements for any Tech CU account or loan that receives paper statements (except credit cards). Plus, you can access eStatements from as far back as 1993.

eNotifications are e-mail alerts regarding your account activity so that you can better manage and protect your accounts.

Bill Pay is a free online service to arrange automatic payments to almost anyone in the U.S. at any time. With Bill Pay, you can set up automatic payments for recurring bills with set amounts, such as mortgage, car payments, medical expenses and much more!

Click here to see contest rules

Hi from your community leader

Hi everyone,

I’m your new “Grow Your Green” (GYG) community manager, CashCat.

If you’re reading our “Grow Your Green” posts, chances are you’re trying to save money — whether it’s to buy a new iPod or go on a dream vacation or for your retirement. We’re all here for some personal financial goals, and contributing your comments and ideas to GrowYourGreencampaign.com is a great way  to help and encourage one another along the way.

I know I need the help. Saving is hard for me. Especially when there are so many cute outfits and cool gadgets to buy, and so many fun things to do and great restaurants to try in the Bay Area. Still, whenever the cashier is ringing up my new sweater or charging me for another appetizer, there is always a nagging voice in the back of my head that says, “Cat, you should be saving this money for when you really need it.”

Logically, I know this. After all, saving money for a rainy day is one of those lessons you hear time and time again. The question is: do you listen to the adage?

Saving is also becoming a lot more difficult for many of us because of this slumping economy.  Now that so many of us are seeing those “rainy days,” it’s more important than ever for us to figure out how to be smart with our money, while not compromising our quality of life.

I don’t have many answers but I am doing my homework on how to be financially smart. I’ll share what I learn with you. In the meantime, if you have any tips or ideas you’d like to share with the GYG community, feel free to chime in.

Looking forward to hearing from you,
~CashCat