European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                V. Friday june 21, 1991 abode paid advertisement i Page Iii Sucu financial news five Star rating Sucu was awarded a five Star rating by Bauer financial reports inc., a Florida research firm this prestigious award identifies Sucu As one of the safest most creditworthy credit unions in the United states Only 3,690 credit unions out of 13,971 receive s five Star award so Sucu its employees and members have a real reason to be proud of their accomplishments visa a big hit during april Sucu ran a visa clip out promotion where members or members to be filled in a visa request from their newspaper. Sucu Only offered their Normal no fee 25 Day Grace period 15.5% apr card and one business Day approval and the response was overwhelming. Sucu can Only assume people Are tired of those High. Rates. And fees on their current cards. If you have not applied for your visa card yet now is the time to do so. Reduced boart rates Sucu reduced virtually All their loan rates on May 1,1991 just in time for a Busy summer loan season. Rates begin As Low As 8.25% members have Many reasons for getting a Sucu loan in new used car motorcycle vacation pcs clothing furniture and the list goes on so Check out those new Low Sucu loan rates now May be the Best time to get a Sucu loan. Little known fact Many members do not realize Sucu does not charge to Issue an atm card. Of Cut a atm card is an extremely valuable tool for the highly Mobile membership of Sucu. Few atm cards Are accepted by As Many atm networks such As armed forces financial networks Ananthe Exchange to Honor discover Yankee 24, Cirrus and of course Sucu atm a. Get your atm card today. New location the Heilbronn Branch office of service Federal credit. Union has found a new  efforts by the Heilbronn. Community and service Federal credit Union led to. The i d anti i Cati o n an d re no Vati o n of an attractive new location. Service Federal credit Union hosted a grand opening on May 7, 1991 for the general Public. In attendance were of Cut a president the Heil Bronn Community commander and other Sucu and Community officials. Visitors were impressed with the appearance location and of course the Friendly staff. So whenever you get the Chance Stop by the new Heilbronn Branch office and see what working together can accomplish for the seventh straight year credit Union members remained the most satisfied Consumers of financial services according to a National Survey by the a american banker newspaper. Seven of 10 credit Union members Are Quot very satisfied with their financial institutions. Besides knowing they will be Well served credit Union members feel secure with the fact that their financial institutions Are Safe and sound. Cable news networks can Quot Money line a program says a credit unions Are relatively healthy because they play it Safe with Loans and investments. Can reports credit unions avoid the troubles facing Banks and savings and loan associations a amp los because credit unions make Safe consumer Loans rather than Loans to third world countries or risky commercial real estate Loans. In addition can reports that the fund which insures Federal credit Union deposits the National credit Union share insurance fund is  credit unions offer More credit unions have always been an excellent place to save your Money As Well As the place to get a loan. Today most credit unions offer a full Range of financial services. Service Federal credit Union is no exception and offers a Well rounded service package. Some of the most popular Are saving checking Christmas club Ira and share certificates. On the loan Side of the House there Are new and used pre approved Auto Loans re camper motor Home boat motorcycle personal Loans and visa cards. As you can see Sucu has a loan for virtually any need. Of course the other services everyone has come to expect Are available like Money orders travellers checks do and  wire transfers for funds payroll deduction and direct Deposit. Still not convinced How about the vip line this is service Federal a automated member service system. For members returning to the us the vip line cannot be beat it allows Sucu members toll free Access to their accounts anytime Day or night. It appears to be very Clear credit unions offer More. Base closure affects Sucu the closure of we Bruecken air base has had a definite affect on the Sucu Branch office located there. Effective june 15, 1991 service Federal discontinued their Branch operations at we Bruecken air base. How has this affected of Cut a we Bruecken members first of All members were not required to close their accounts. A members remaining in the area will continue to be served by service Federal a Pir Masens Vogel Weh or Ramstein Branch offices. You of course can use whichever Branch is most convenient. If you Are relocating to other parts of the country Check for the Branch office nearest you. All Branch offices Are equipped to handle phone and Rajail requests. Leaving Germany of Cut a main services department located in Portsmouth no is ready willing and Able to serve members with a full Range of mail and phone services. Make sure you have signed up for a Sucu atm visa vip line and checking account. These four services will help keep your financial life in order no matter where you Are. Sucu is going to miss we Bruecken air base but is looking Forward to continued service for All the we Bruecken members of the credit Union  account with a difference Many people believe a checking account is a checking account. Nothing could be further from the truth some places make you pay for your checking account or at Best allow you to break even while using your funds to make Money. Service Federal credit Union pays you to maintain a checking account with Over $50.00 in it. Besides this extra special Benefit Sucu has no fee for withdrawals no per Check fee and no fee for a reasonable number of cancelled Check copies. Add this to no monthly maintenance fee for members with sure pay direct Deposit or a minimum balance of. $250 you have a real Winner of an account. But Sucu goes a step further and provides $1 50 overdraft Protection for All members with Eft direct Deposit there is no doubt you should have the checking account with a difference. The Best service is free Sucu service. Service fees savings. A withdrawals a. $0.00 encoded withdrawal slips $0.00 overdraft. $0.00 inactivity a $0.00 transactions $0.00 minimum balance a. $0.00 account maintenance $0.00 funds transfers. A $0.00 copy of credit Union checks $0.00 chocking copy of chocks. $0.00 Check clearance a. A $0.00 initial checks. 50$0.00. Vinyl Check Book cover a. $0.00 Deposit slips $0 00 transactions $0.00 funds transfers a a a. A. $0.00 statement reconciliation $0.00 general a a chock cashing. A $0.00 do travellers chocks. $0.00 visa. Cards a a a a a.$0.00 atm cards a a. $0 00 credit Union checks $0 00 vip Une audio response. A. A $0.00. Loan applications. $0 00 wire transfers incoming. A a  total charges a. $0.00 beware of dealer financing Many car dealers today offer a in House financing and buyers need to beware. Inhouse dealer financing does not have the Best interest of their customers in mind. Its sole purpose is. To sell cars and increase profits. The interest rates Are almost always higher than your credit Union. Even when not higher there could be hidden costs such As a financing fee added to the Price of the car the requirement to finance one or two years of car insurance forfeiture of rebates or credit life and disability insurance at extremely inflated prices. Keep these things in mind when thinking about buying a new car. Go to your credit Union first find out How much you can afford to borrow talk with people who care about you and your financial Well being. Then venture out to that car dealer and talk about car buying not car financing. Remember your credit Union is interested in you not profits. Credit Union membership what does service Federal credit Union membership mean to their members members have a special relationship with Sucu because As a member they own a share of their nonprofit credit Union they form a common fund Sucu members Are saying together providing Loans and other services urea Civ other. You can be a part of this special relationship simply by joining service Federal credit Union today. Sucu conveniently located in Germany sen ice Federal credit Union is conveniently located to serve its members in twelve locations throughout Germany. Branch offices Are currently located at Baum older 485-7338 or 06783-4316berlin 332-6485 or 030-8196072pitburg 453-7370 or 06561-4270hahn 450-7247 or 06543-3679heidelberg 3707138 or 06221-14307heilbronn 426-2336 or 07131-575804pir Masens 495-6566 or 06331 -64600ramstein 480-5556 or 06371-42788semb Ach 496-7444 or 06302-1260 Span Dahlem 452-6674 or 06565-4266stuttgart 420-6102 or 0711-813835and Vogel Weh 489-6335 or 0631-51215. Of Cut a overseas Headquarters is also located in the Kaiserslautern area. Advertising appearing above is not endorsed by the department of defense the military departments or the stars and stripes