http://creditunionman.com Credit Union Man, let's have fun while we save Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:55:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After reading about the dramatic increase in fees at the large banks, it makes me extra glad I bank with a credit union. I heard that the large banks charge $35 for a bounced check and up to $15 for a low balance fee. that's disgusting. I hope you're with ... http://creditunionman.com/archives/478 The only bad thing I can see, about working for a credit union, when I spend holidays with family, friends and sometimes strangers, they all complain about their bank. Just recently, at a Christmas Eve dinner, I had someone (Don't worry Pam, I won't mention your name) start in and tell ... http://creditunionman.com/archives/183 I did a rate comparison for our website recently and I was amazed at the fee structure at many banks. If you use those big banks, please take a moment to compare rates with your local credit union. Credit unions have traditionally had lower rates and members have come to ... http://creditunionman.com/archives/168 As I was driving through my town a few weeks ago, I noticed a bank was changing it's signage in front of the building. I thought, awww, that's nice, they're changing their signage, which means they'll have to change their receipts, letterhead, cards, desktop displays and more. Who do you ... http://creditunionman.com/archives/160 I was talking to a banking customer the other day, listening to him go on and on about the poor customer service he received at his bank, when I stopped them and told him this little diddy. In the middle of the summer, one of our members drove up, came ... http://creditunionman.com/archives/154 Have you ever noticed how big banks don't list their credit card interest rates on their websites? They're quick to advertise their new card, with a cute picture on it, but they make you work to find the amount of money you'll pay them. With Northeast Family, ours is right ... http://creditunionman.com/archives/138 Credit Union Man is amazed more people haven't discovered this??? Read this and tell me you're still gonna pay high fees and get high loan rates and low CD rates? Check this out:  http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/the_bank_revolt_of_Bil4tjTNh9q4M0GXFiahcP http://creditunionman.com/archives/134 What a surprise today! I put a CU Man tattoo on my hand and walked around,,,, all day. I had 95% of people I came in contact with asking about it, which gave me the perfect opportunity to talk about credit unions. I launched in to my 30-seconds of why you ... http://creditunionman.com/archives/129 How would you like a Credit Union Man tattoo of your very own? This temporary tattoo can be yours for the one-time, low price of ZIP, ZERO, ZILCH, NADA. Yep that's right, e-mail me your name and mailing address and I'll send you your very own Credit Union Man tattoo. ... http://creditunionman.com/archives/111 10/23/09 Credit Union Man will take part in the Manchester Homecoming parade on Friday, October 23rd, 2009. The parade kicks off at 4:00PM. Watch the videos from the parade by clicking on the title of this post! http://creditunionman.com/archives/107