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  • 1. What are my options for contacting Connection. Public
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    Below are the various ways that you can contact Connection: Ask us a question online! Visit us in person at a branch near you! Call us: 360-307-6400
  • 2. Current Fees Public
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    Open current fee pdf.
  • 3. How do credit unions differ from other financial institutions? Public
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    Credit unions only provide services to their members and they are legally restricted as to whom they can offer services by their bond of membership. Changing economic conditions and regulatory interpretations have led to broadening fields of membership and this has created a widening role for credit unions in providing financial services. Credit unions are mutual organizations. In most cases, their only source of capital are member shares and retained earnings; they do not normally issue stock o  More...
  • 4. How do credit unions differ from banks? Public
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    Credit unions have members who own the credit union, not customers . Each person who deposits money in a credit union becomes a member of the credit union because their deposit is considered their share of the ownership. Banks can serve anyone in the general public. Banks have customers who have no voice in how the bank is operated. Banks are owned by a small group of investors who expect a certain return on their investments. Credit unions are democratically controlled. They are run by a volun  More...
  • 5. How did credit unions begin? Public
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    In 1844 workers and weavers in Rochdale, England created a democratic consumer cooperative. They organized a store and subscribed to shares in order to raise capital to buy goods at less than retail price and sell them to their members at a savings. The underlying principle of all cooperatives is that the society operates solely for the benefit of its members. In the 1850's and 1860's, Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch and Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen were responsible for creating the first credit uni  More...
  • 6. Are my funds insured at Connection? Public
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    All funds deposited at credit unions are federally insured up to $250,000 by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), an agency of the Federal Government. In addition, each IRA account is insured separately by NCUA. Each IRA account is insured for up to $250,000. No member of a federally insured credit union has ever lost any money. Credit unions support the operations of the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF) by maintaining a deposit with the Fund equal to a percenta  More...
  • 7. Who can become a member of Connection? Public
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    You can join Connection if you meet our membership requirements. Please click here for information on our membership requiments. If you meet any of those requirements and would like to fill out an application to become a member select the link to our Membership Application below.
  • 8. What is an ABA number and what is Connection's ABA number? Public
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    An ABA number , also known as the Routing and Transit number, uniquely identifies Connection and is used in check processing. Connection's ABA number is 325180207. This number is the first 9 digits listed on the bottom of your checks.
  • 9. How can I change my mailing address? Public
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    You can change your mailing address by stopping in at any one of our branches, Bremerton or Silverdale, and asking any one of our FSR for the form to fill out. Your mailing address will be changed immediately.
  • 10. What is a credit union? Public
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    Credit unions are not-for-profit, member-owned, democratically controlled financial cooperatives. They are mutual organizations operated entirely by and for their members. Once you deposit money in a credit union, you become a member, (not just a customer) because your deposit is considered your share of the ownership in that credit union.
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