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Arizona Federal Credit Union checking account vs other banks and credit unions. Dont let AZFCU rip you off!
As of May 2013, AZFCU still has a website page from 2011 comparing their checking account vs banks. Since AZFCU believes in financial education, why are they not truly educating their members by also listing competing credit unions? Notice how … Continue reading
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Arizona Federal Credit Union must reverse course to cancel the $3 monthly membership fee and refund those fees already charged to current and past members.
NEW YORK – SunTrust Bank said on Monday it will stop charging a $5-per-month fee for using debit cards and return the fees it’s collected since June to its customers. SunTrust cancelled their $5 monthly fee and refunded all previously … Continue reading
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Arizona Federal has misleadingly deceptive propaganda on its website in an attempt to justify its wrongful fee.
Isn’t it ironic that Arizona Federal knocks Bank of America, Chase, and Wells Fargo for $5 monthly debit card fees, which the banks announced in 2011 and quickly retracted in 2011, yet Arizona FCU instituted a $3 monthly fee simply … Continue reading
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Credit Union industry slams unfettered greed of Arizona Federal Credit Union, which damages the “credit union” name
http://www.cutimes.com/2013/05/02/arizona-fcus-membership-fee-breaks-new-ground-some Arizona FCU’s Membership Fee Breaks New Ground, Some Members Flee By Peter Strozniak May 2, 2013 Arizona FCU loses 15,000 members because of new fee. Aimed at building primary loyalty, credit union contends the strategy is … Continue reading
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Arizona Federal Credit Union competitors with Arizona branch locations. How do those other credit unions feel about their members?
Some of our supporters did an analysis comparing the statements of how competing credit unions feel about their members. While Arizona FCU looks down on its members, most other credit unions show an appreciation for their member-owners. See this link … Continue reading
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Arizona Federal Credit Union – New Slogan and Mission Statement
Since Arizona Federal Credit Union wants to distinguish itself, it needs to have an accurate slogan and mission statement. Here are some ideas we have received: “Bad service, big fees.” “Pay more, get less.” “Less for you, more for us. … Continue reading
Why are unavoidable monthly fees harmful to members, credit unions, and society?
Who is most harmed by unavoidable monthly fees? The poor Assume an honest, hard-working, younger, poorer member, living paycheck-to-paycheck has $100 in their savings account and gets charged $3 in unavoidable membership fees per month, which is $36 per year, … Continue reading
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April 15 is known as tax day in the USA. Arizona Federal is “taxing” its members to death.
Sure, Arizona Federal Credit Union is trying to pull the wool over the eyes of members by attempting to spin the $3 monthly fees as “member participation dues.” The member-owners see this for what it is, a fee, a tax, … Continue reading
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Arizona Federal Credit Union’s ID Protect Service, was free in 2007, $1.95 in 2012 as an option, but now they claim it is worth $15 or more.
Instead of charging only those members who partake in certain services, instead it seems that Arizona Federal Credit Union is going to charge EVERYONE of “Us” for using those services, whether we are interested or not! To show how much … Continue reading
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In 2003, Ron Westad spoke about his personal values and beliefs. “It wasn’t a matter of how much could we make or how much could we charge members.”
In 2003, 10 years before the unavoidable $3 monthly weasel fee took effect, Ron Westad spoke about his personal values and beliefs. “It wasn’t a matter of how much could we make or how much could we charge members.” When … Continue reading
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Arizona Federal Credit Union has a new $3 Monthly Membership Fee! Greedy fatcat managers are forcing members to pay a mandatory $3 ripoff fee every month, simply for being a member. That's not mutually beneficial. 