If you’re considering changing to a new financial institution (FI), here are some tips to help you switch safely! Ask your new FI if they provide a “Switch Kit.” This should provide all the steps you’ll need to take, as well as useful information such as the FI’s routing number, prefilled on the forms. Open [...]
You’ve been hearing it all over: interest rates are at historic lows, interest rates are due to rise soon, lock in a mortgage or refi rate now, or you’ll miss a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Much of what we’re hearing is true. This truly is a great time to buy or refinance a home. But determining if [...]
Online Banking Members, please note: Transaction history prior to our upgrade on January 28, 2011 is no longer available online. If you are signed up for eStatements, your transaction history is available on prior statements through Online Banking. If you don’t currently receive eStatements, you will receive a paper statement for January 2011 via the [...]
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It’s a common misconception that credit union members don’t have the same access to their accounts that the customers of big banks enjoy. As a Salal member, you know better, of course, but do you know all the many ways you can manage your money, even when you’re not near a branch? Take our quiz [...]
After 60 years as Group Health Credit Union, we have decided to change our name. This was not a decision we took lightly. We’ve always been proud of our name and of our affiliation with Group Health Cooperative, even though we extended our charter to include all of Washington State in 2003. However, confusion about [...]
As a result of a routine upgrade by our Online Banking vendor, some members have been asked security questions when they are logging into Online Banking. If you are asked the security questions, here is some information that might help you. Go ahead and select questions and give answers. This provides you with an extra [...]
Salal CU would like to remind all members to be on the lookout for announcements from Salal regarding Overdraft Protection (Courtesy Pay). New regulations require that financial institutions who offer overdraft protection give members an opportunity to opt in to such programs. We will soon be providing our members with the opportunity to opt in, [...]
Spring and summer are popular times to make changes around the house: now that the winter rains are tapering off, perhaps it’s time to work on the roof? Or is that bright sunlight showing off the faded paint and worn-out furniture in the living room? Spring is a great time for fresh starts, so what [...]
Despite all the chaos in the housing market, a home is still a very smart investment, when done carefully. Unlike rent, mortgage payments actually help you build equity—equity which you can tap into when you need cash at a low interest rate (in the form of a home equity loan or line of credit) or [...]
