Truliant Membership: Share it with Someone You Know

by Truliant on April 23, 2010

You would be amazed at the number of people that don’t know they can join a credit union, or Truliant to be more specific.

Providing education on the great benefits of being a member-owner is something we constantly do, but we wanted to provide a refresher just incase you have coworkers, friends or family members that you might be able to share the gift of member-ownership with. After all, it’s a great gift! J

Why Join Truliant? Not everyone knows exactly what a credit union is, so let us share that information with you first. A credit union is a not-for-profit financial cooperative that is owned by its member-owners.

So what does that mean? It simply means that when you join Truliant you become a member-owner and every decision we make is focused on doing what’s right for you, not the stockholder. Here are a few examples:

  • We never took part in subprime lending like many other financial institutions
  • We have not sold our credit card portfolio, which means your rates won’t .suddenly jump sky high and we don’t play games with the terms and conditions.
  • We return any earnings to our members through higher savings rates, lower loan rates and many free or low-cost services – you also receive the personalized attention that you, a member-owner, deserve.

If it doesn’t benefit you we simply aren’t going to do it! There are a ton of additional things that set us apart from other financial institutions and you can read those here.

Who Can Join?

You can join Truliant Federal Credit Union if:

  1. You live, work, worship or attend school in one of the many communities we serve in NC, SC, VA and OH.
  2. You are employed or retired from any one of our eligible business partners.
  3. You are an immediate family member (spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent or grandchild) or a household member of an existing member.

How You Can Join?

Joining Truliant is extremely easy to do. Depending on your preference, you can either complete a membership application and mail it in, or give us a call and we will get you started right over the phone.

So there you have it – all the details you need to share the gift of member-ownership.

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