District: Senate District #18
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Share the Love
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, the UW Credit Union team made more than 400 valentines for older adults at organizations like NewBridge Madison and United Community Center in Milwaukee.
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Doing the Right Thing
When an employee was assisting a member with an unrelated situation, he noticed that their mortgage with us had an interest rate of 5%, so he asked the member some questions and offered to process a rate modification to lower the rate to 2.75%.
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Establishing a $20k Small Business Grant Program
This year, we established a $20,000 small business grant program to help our members attract more business.
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Solving a Dilemma
A member approached us with a dilemma. They were hoping to lower their auto payment to make room in their budget to purchase another vehicle.
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Better Products, Lower Payment, & Less Interest
He saved $1,600 in products, lowered his monthly payment by $71, and will now save a great deal in interest over the life of the loan.
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Providing Pandemic Relief to Small Businesses
We recently took advantage of a grant opportunity for CDFIs provided by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC).
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Personable & Professional During Difficult Times
A member had recently gone through a divorce and shared her appreciation for staff at one of our branch locations.
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From Insecurity to Tears of Joy
Initially, she expressed feelings of insecurity about finances, but our staff was able to make her feel comfortable.
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More than a Simple Auto Loan Refi
e not only discovered another auto loan with a higher rate than what Prospera could offer, but a few more loans that could be refinanced as well.
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Saying “Yes” When Others Say “No”
Every home loan has a story behind it, but the stories where we get to say “yes” to those who have been told “no” are the stories that prove that we truly make a difference.