Preparing A Budget At Redwood Credit Union, we love to help you succeed and creating, maintaining, and sticking to a budget can be a huge part of your financial success! With that, we thought we'd provide you with a couple of tools to help you build, assess, and keep on top of a budget. While a budget is generally thought to be a rigid plan on how you can spend your money, thinking of it as a spending plan may be beneficial as it does not sound so tedious or restrictive and it better impli  More...

One way Fraudsters attempt to ease your concerns about a fraudulent scheme is to mail you a Cashier’s Check. We have all come to trust these checks as being reliable yet the Fraudsters have become very good at counterfeiting these items or altering stolen cashier’s checks. These items are often presented under the following circumstances: As payment for something you are selling. As payment for work that has been promised to you. As lottery winnings. As part of a loan or advance. In  More...

Enrolling in RCU Online Banking is quick and easy! All you need is a savings share and your Member information. Please visit our home page at www.redwoodcu.org . On the left hand side of our webpage you will see “ Welcome to RCU Online . Find and select the Enroll Now link (see screen shot image below). There is also login help under the Help Options link. 1. To enroll enter the following information: RCU account number for the primary Member; AND Last four digits of the primary Membe  More...

After making your Mobile Deposit, please follow these best practice guidelines: Write “Mobile deposit on date (xx/xx/xx)” on the front of your check. The date should be the month, day, and year of your deposit. Securely store your check for 7 days after your deposit, and then destroy it. This allows sufficient time in case the original check is required for any reason. mobile deposit mdc check

Recent updates to IE 10 have caused compatibility issues. Please use the following steps to update your browser features. 1. If you do not have a menu bar showing, enable it by right clicking near the top of the screen and selecting Menu Bar 2. Now select the tools menu and choose Compatibility View Settings. The Compatibility View settings box will appear. Uncheck the selection that that says Display all websites in Compatibility Mode , and click on close . 3. This should correct the p  More...

During the holidays, we see an increase in online scams and fraud. Protect your information by always using caution when browsing online. Here are some ways to protect yourself and avoid potential security breaches, identity theft, or financial loss : E-cards from unknown senders: These try to trick you into thinking an unidentified friend has sent a holiday greeting, but they may contain malicious links. If you do not know who sent it, do not open it. Fake shipping notifications: If you receive  More...