October 20th is International Credit Union (ICU) Day®!
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Your Point West VISA credit card just got a security upgrade!
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Indigenous People’s Day Recap!
The staff at Point West marked Indigenous People’s Day (October 10) with a bus tour hosted by Know Your City, whose programs and publications are designed to educate people to better know their communities, and to empower them to take action. Our custom tour included oral histories of the following cultural sites: The exquisite and ethereal Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland’s … Continue reading
Your Point West VISA credit card just got a security upgrade! Introducing SecureLock.
Your Point West VISA credit card already has many features you’ve come to love, including ScoreCard Rewards Points and no annual fee. Now, add to that list enhanced security as well. With the addition of the EMV chip on your credit card, you have greater security with what we call card-present fraud. Bad guys now have a much more … Continue reading
All Wrapped Up! Caring Tree 2015
For over 20 years Point West has been helping brighten the holiday season through our annual Caring Tree. We love to spread the holiday cheer and helping those less fortunate in our community is something we hold near and dear to our hearts. We are happy to share that we were once again able to fill all 50 gift requests … Continue reading
Yes, a Correction, Swift and Sure
Article by Dean Eisenbraun For long-term investors, the best strategy may have been to spend August camped by a wilderness lake with no cell phone reception. The broad U.S. equity market, represented by the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, started the month a few percentage points up on the year and ended it several points down. No cause for panic, and … Continue reading
Community Partner Spotlight: Innovative Changes
From time to time, we’ll be highlighting our wonderful community partners and the fantastic work they are doing in our community. Up first – our friends at Innovative Changes that we have partnered with to provide financial education and services to underserved populations. Innovative Changes is a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) loan fund providing financial education, small-dollar consumer … Continue reading
Our #DriveHope Campaign Raised $2,500!
Thank you! Thanks to your participation in our Drive Hope Campaign, we were able to raise $2,500 for Metropolitan Family Service’s “Ways to Work” program. The campaign really helped spread the word about MFS and Point West as well – in total, we reached nearly 100,000 people via social media or in-person at local events… wow! It’s an impressive number, … Continue reading
Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice
You’ve undoubtedly heard about all the electronics that go on sale the day after Thanksgiving, but techno gadgets aren’t the only items offering big savings when bought in the fall. Here are a few more goods to consider buying this autumn. Toys: Have you ever found yourself rolling your eyes at people who do holiday shopping for their children starting … Continue reading