Eaton Family Credit Union News

We think that our FREE Advantage Checking beats Prepaid Debit Cards every time because No annual fee No charge debit card transactions ATM access Branch access Shared branch credit union partner access Online bill pay Paper checks Earn interest Click here for an article from The Plain Dealer by Teresa Dixon Murray on July 30, 2013 titled,  Consumer Reports evaluates prepaid debit cards... Click here for article from Consumer Reports published July, 2013 titled,  What you need to know about prepaid cards Click here for the report from Consumer Reports published July, 2013 titled, Prepaid Cards: How They Rate on Value, Convenience, Safety and Fee Accessibility and Clarity

In the February, 2012 Consumer Reports  article, " Bank Accounts More fees are coming. How to fight back–or flee. " the magazine starts, "People say they’re furious at behemoth banks, for myriad reasons: lending practices that helped sink the economy, government bailouts, foreclosures, huge bonuses for CEOs, and now higher fees and tougher account requirements." They suggest, "Why this is happening: Banks are fighting pressure on several fronts. Lending is down, interest rates are at historic lows, and there’s been a decline in investment income." So take a moment to compare our fees to banks and other credit unions as reported by Informa Research Services , "The largest credit unions tend to have lower fees on average than the biggest banks." We think some of us "smaller" credit unions stack up very well too! Non-interest checking per month Eaton Family Credit Union = $0 Bank = $10.27 Credit Union = $6 Minimum balance to wa...