An “Economic” Education: Credit University

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

The term “financial literacy” is all over the news these days as the US starts to emerge from recent economic setbacks. But what is “financial literacy,” exactly, and why is it being touted as a solution? Financial literacy is loosely defined as the ability to understand financial matters and to make sound economic decisions for [...]

Board Nominees

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

Alan Lederman, Board of Directors candidate, has been a member of the Salal Board for the last six years, serving the last two as Board Chair.  Prior to his tenure on the Board, Alan served two years as a member, and ultimately as Chair, of the Salal Asset-Liability/Finance Committee. Alan has been CFO of Community [...]

Upgrade Debrief: What to watch for now

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

Now that the dust has (mostly) settled from our recent system upgrade, we want to make sure you’re familiar with all the changes that resulted. Most of these changes are minor and require no action on your part: New statement look. If you have a mortgage with Salal, you’ll notice that your statement now contains [...]

Online Banking Transaction History

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

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 [...]

Your Salal statement: What’s new?

Friday, January 21st, 2011

The first statement generated by our new system will be sent to members in early March (the February statement). It will look much like you’re used to, but you’ll find that some information has been added, and a few things have changed. We want to alert you to the differences so you’ll know what to [...]

Say hello to our new PAL

Friday, January 21st, 2011

If you conduct some of your banking business by phone with our TouchTone Teller (TTT), you’ll notice a change beginning January 31, 2011. Along with our system upgrade, we’re upgrading our phone banking service to the Salal PAL (Phone Access Line). PAL is much like the TTT system, and you’ll find that the menu is [...]

Upgrade Weekend: What you need to know

Friday, January 21st, 2011

The change to our new system software will happen during the weekend of January 29-31, though some processes will begin immediately after we close on Friday, January 28. Here’s what you need to know to be ready: Branches and Call Center will be closed on Saturday, January 29 and will open at the usual times [...]

Upgrade Update

Monday, December 27th, 2010

Progress is good, and Salal CU is making progress! We are conducting a system upgrade, and we will be ready and able to provide even better service to our members, starting February of 2011. While impacts to our members will be minimal, we do want to let you know of some service interruptions during the [...]

Upgrade Update!

Monday, December 20th, 2010

More information is now available regarding our Systems Upgrade. Please read our All Systems Go Brochure carefully. Questions? Please visit your local branch or give us a call at 800-562-5515 or 206-298-9394.

Time to Boot Your (Old, Unsafe) Browser?

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

Salal CU recently received word from our website hosts that Microsoft is no longer or will soon no longer be supporting the browser Internet Explorer 6. IE 6 is now 10 years old, and Microsoft has released two upgrades since (IE 7 and 8). What does that mean to you? Well, if you are still [...]