In today’s fast-paced world of drive-through restaurants and automated answering services, it is difficult to make personal connections in the business world.
The Clarkston-Brandon Community Credit Union, however, works hard to make that hometown personal connection their primary focus of business.
Established in Clarkston in 1957 and Brandon in 1989, the nonprofit, member-owned cooperative has long encouraged cooperative financial service, which historically returns paramount savings and trust back into the entire community.
‘Our limited membership allows us a more personal relationship with our members,? said Ortonville branch manager Dawn Chisholm. ‘We are also able to offer most services at a lower rate or with better interest.?
Members can take advantage of fair returns to the community as a whole by using membership savings to provide loan availability at competitively low interest rates.
Membership services provide convenience services such as trusted low-interest credit cards, no minimum balance checking accounts with no monthly service charge and no per-check charges. Overdraft protection is a given to qualified members.
Friendly hometown associates offer low interest loan services with affordable financing plans on car loans, student loans, home improvements, vacations, personal bill consolidation, or recreational vehicles. Simple home equity line of credit loans and revolving credit loans are ready to suit a borrower’s needs. Reminiscent of quaint banking days gone by. CBCCU also offers old fashioned signature loans to qualified members. The services of MICA Mortgage Corporation are also available by calling (248) 625-7555.
Nearly limitless saving options include insured investment through certificates of deposits, individual retirement accounts, share accounts, money market investment accounts, Christmas and vacation club accounts.
Vacation preparations are made easy with CBCCU one-stop convenience to purchase cashier checks, travelers checks, money orders, discount tickets, wire transfers, fax and notary services.
If time is just too tight to stop by the local branch, CBCCU offers on-line home banking or ATM banking 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 1,000 convenient ATM locations.
In just 15 minutes, shareholders could save up to 20 percent off current insurance policies by purchasing member benefit auto, home and personal property insurance through Citizens Insurance or take advantage of saving by purchasing family group life insurance. Family group benefits also include legal services.
As local credit union shareholders, members are invited to participate in board elections yearly and can take community pride in local charitable donations.
With a membership of more than 9,500 people, Clarkston-Brandon Community Credit Union continues to work hard bring the community special services with a personal touch.
For more information on services click on www.cbccu.org
To join the comfort of old fashion financial services stop by Clarkston-Brandon Community Credit Union either in Brandon or Clarkston.
The Brandon office is located at 4 South Street, PO Box 194, Ortonville 48462. Telephone is (248) 627-9944. The Clarkston branch is located at 8055 Ortonville Road (M-15), Clarkston 48438. Telephone is (248) 625-2923.
Business hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday.