How to Get LOANS

LOANS LOANS LOANS should be the number one priority for most all credit unions. But how to do it? With interest rates on investments near 0% and non-interest income being threatened, the best way to increase income is adding loans. Callahan's Peer to Peer 2.0 will indicate some interesting facts such as average return on loans and average loan balance in comparing firefighters credit unions to all credit unions. CONTINUE TO Newsletter
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What is a E-Mail Listserv?

NCOFCU Listserv is a service offered exclusively to NCOFCU members to provide a convenient venue for the open discussion of issues faced by credit union executives through a members only e-mail network.
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We hope you enjoy and benefit from this professional development resource.

To send a message to the list, address your e-mail to the list you are a member of; ceos@fcocu.com or directors@fcocu.com If you are not a member yet, please go to http://www.ncofcu.org/ and sign up.

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Not sure if social networking is for you?

Not sure if social networking is for you?
Here are a few examples of how some of our fellow firefighters credit unions are using the Social network

Local TV Network
Akron Firefighters CU has used the local media to get their message to the members through the following, (short Commercial before interview)
Board Member Pat Caprez Discusses The Credit Union History
Linda Williams Talks About Financial Counseling
You Tube
LA Firefighters uses You Tube to tell its members all about the credit union.
Firefighters and Their Credit Union!

FACEBOOK
National Coalition of Firefighters Credit Unions FACEBOOK
Firefighters Credit Union, Wisconsin FACEBOOK
Knoxville FFCU FACEBOOK
Firefighters Federal Credit Union, Oklahoma FACEBOOK
Firefighters Community Credit Union, Ohio FACEBOOK

These are just a few examples of how firefighter credit unions are marketing to and hearing from their members. We will have a session Wednesday, at the Firefighters Summit, on the Social Media and You!